muchacho

[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]

/[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“muchacho” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,179
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-muchacho · muchacho · Spanish

muchacho · rank #4,179 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,179
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mr

Nearest frequency peer: Mr (-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 “muchacho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “muchacho” 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).

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

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

Key facts for muchacho
PropertyValue
Headwordmuchacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,179
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “muchacho”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Mr” (#4,178), “naranja” (#4,180), “mover” (#4,177). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “muchacho” va en #4,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around muchacho (IPA [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,179 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for muchacho, with forms such as "mcuhacho", "mmuchacho", and "mucahcho". 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, "muchachos", "muchacha", "muchachas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is muchacho, spelled M-U-C-H-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad.
  2. 2
    Persona joven, por lo general menor de 30 años.
  3. 3
    Dícese de los hijos de las familias.

Synonyms

mozalbetemozochico

This word in other languages

boy(English)garçon(Français)garoto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcuhacho
  • mmuchacho
  • mucahcho
  • mucchacho
  • muchaccho
  • muchachho
  • muchacoh
  • muchahco
  • muchcaho
  • muchhacho
  • muhcacho
  • umchacho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mcuhacho2mmuchacho1mucahcho2mucchacho1muchaccho1muchachho1muchacoh2muchahco2
Edit distance from "muchacho"

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 "muchacho"?
"muchacho" is spelled M-U-C-H-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo].
What does "muchacho" mean?
As a noun, "muchacho" means: Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad.
What words are commonly confused with "muchacho"?
"muchacho" is commonly confused with "muchachos", "muchacha", "muchachas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muchacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muchacho" is [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muchacho" come from?
"muchacho" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

longitud#4,174podremos#4,187gratuita#4,166defiende#4,151

Similar misspelling depth

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

convenio12 variantscalderón12 variantsabiertos12 variantsespañolas12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list