mandrill
/ˈmæn.dɹɪl/
"mandrill" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mandrill” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mandrill · mandrill · English
mandrill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandrill |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæn.dɹɪl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mandrill” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mandrill is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæn.dɹɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mandrill, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From man + drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”). The correct English form is mandrill, spelled M-A-N-D-R-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mandrill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For the Mandrills live in society, and their bands are so powerful in point of numbers, and so crafty in point of management, that they are about as formidable neighbours as could be imagined.
In both mandrills and drills, males have long muzzles with pronounced maxillary ridges and long tooth rows. Like baboons, mandrills and drills have forelimbs and hindlimbs of nearly equal length.
Etymology
From man + drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.