mango

/ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/

//ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯// noun

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"mango" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mango” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,757
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mango · mango · English

mango · rank #13,757 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,757
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mandated

Nearest frequency peer: mandated (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mango”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mango” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

mango vs mao
60% similar
mango vs many
60% similar
mango vs mann
60% similar

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

Key facts for mango
PropertyValue
Headwordmango
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,757
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mango”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mangolands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “mandated” (#13,756), “Miley” (#13,758), “managerial” (#13,755). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mango” is #13,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mango (IPA /ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,757 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mango, with forms such as "amngo", "magno", and "manggo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mao", "many", "mann", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese mangabor. English mango Borrowed from Por… The correct English form is mango, spelled M-A-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
  2. 2
    The fruit of the mango tree.
  3. 3
    A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
  4. 4
    A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.
  5. 5
    A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
  6. 6
    Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
  7. 7
    A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
  8. 8
    The breasts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mango appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On the hot days, he would lie in the shade of a mango and let little Eugenia clamber over his belly and tug at his beard.
  2. And I have one [bezoar] form'd round the Stone of that great Plum, which comes pickled from thence, and is called Mango.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese mangabor. English mango Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) / Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), possibly via Malay mangga, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *mām-kāy (“unripe mango”), a compound of *mām (“mango tree”) + *kāy (“unripe fruit”). First used for the fruit as early as the 1580s and the tree by the 1670s. The etymology of the -o ending is not certain.

This word in other languages

mango(Español)manguier(Français)Mangobaum(Deutsch)mangueira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amngo
  • magno
  • manggo
  • manngo
  • manog
  • mmango
  • mnago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amngo2magno2manggo1manngo1manog2mmango1mnago2
Edit distance from "mango"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mango"?
"mango" is spelled M-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/.
What does "mango" mean?
As a noun, "mango" means: A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
What words are commonly confused with "mango"?
"mango" is commonly confused with "mao", "many", "mann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mango"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mango" is /ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mango"?
Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese mangabor. English mango Borrowe... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miley#13,758oasis#13,768leafs#13,745oddly#13,769

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Lennon7 variantsLamar7 variantspaced7 variantspagan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list