# maracas vs Maracay

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### maracas
*noun · IPA [maˈɾakas] · frequency rank #46,048*
Forma del plural de maraca.

### Maracay
*name · IPA [maɾaˈkaj] · frequency rank #24,945*
Ciudad de Venezuela, capital del estado de Aragua.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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