muchacha

[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa]

/[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa]/ noun

The verdict

“muchacha” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,860
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer que se emplea como criada o que atiende el servicio doméstico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-muchacha · muchacha · Spanish

muchacha · rank #5,860 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,860
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH montar

Nearest frequency peer: montar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “muchacha”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “muchacha” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

muchacha vs muchacho
88% similar
muchacha vs muchachos
78% similar
muchacha vs muchachas
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for muchacha
PropertyValue
Headwordmuchacha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,860
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “muchacha”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.muchachacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “montar” (#5,859), “naves” (#5,861), “mg” (#5,858). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “muchacha” va en #5,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around muchacha (IPA [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,860 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mujer que se emplea como criada o que atiende el servicio doméstico.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for muchacha, with forms such as "mcuhacha", "mmuchacha", and "mucahcha". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "muchacho", "muchachos", "muchachas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is muchacha, spelled M-U-C-H-A-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer que se emplea como criada o que atiende el servicio doméstico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcuhacha
  • mmuchacha
  • mucahcha
  • mucchacha
  • muchacah
  • muchaccha
  • muchachha
  • muchahca
  • muchcaha
  • muchhacha
  • muhcacha
  • umchacha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muchacha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mcuhacha2mmuchacha1mucahcha2mucchacha1muchacah2muchaccha1muchachha1muchahca2
Edit distance from "muchacha"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muchacha"?
"muchacha" is spelled M-U-C-H-A-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa].
What does "muchacha" mean?
As a noun, "muchacha" means: Mujer que se emplea como criada o que atiende el servicio doméstico.
What words are commonly confused with "muchacha"?
"muchacha" is commonly confused with "muchacho", "muchachos", "muchachas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muchacha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muchacha" is [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muchacha" come from?
"muchacha" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "muchacha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list