macina

\ma.si.na\

/\ma.si.na\/ noun

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The verdict

“macina” is uncommon French (frequency #78,604 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,604
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Race mixte (laine et viande) d’ovins, originaires de l’Afrique de l'Ouest (Mali puis Niger), à toison et à peau souvent blanches.

Key facts for macina
PropertyValue
Headwordmacina
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.si.na\
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “macina” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). macina lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

macina is uncommon French at frequency #78,604 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.si.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Race mixte (laine et viande) d’ovins, originaires de l’Afrique de l'Ouest (Mali puis Niger), à toison et à peau souvent blanches.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for macina, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is macina, spelled M-A-C-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Race mixte (laine et viande) d’ovins, originaires de l’Afrique de l'Ouest (Mali puis Niger), à toison et à peau souvent blanches.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "macina"?
"macina" is spelled M-A-C-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.si.na\.
What does "macina" mean?
As a noun, "macina" means: Race mixte (laine et viande) d’ovins, originaires de l’Afrique de l'Ouest (Mali puis Niger), à toison et à peau souvent blanches.
How do you pronounce "macina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macina" is \ma.si.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macina" come from?
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Using “macina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.si.na\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list