# mandolin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/ · frequency rank #38,035

## Definitions
1. A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
2. A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

## Etymology
From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

## Easily confused with
- **mandarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandarin-vs-mandolin)

## Common misspellings (12)
`amndolin`, `madnolin`, `manddolin`, `mandloin`, `mandoiln`, `mandolinn`, `mandollin`, `mandolni`, `manndolin`, `manodlin`, `mmandolin`, `mnadolin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mandolin