# Manila

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɐˈni.lɐ/ · frequency rank #8,572

## Definitions
1. The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
2. Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
3. the entirety of Luzon.
4. The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
5. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
6. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
7. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.

## Etymology
From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) + nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

## Easily confused with
- **Mila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-mila)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-maria)
- **manly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-manly)
- **manta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-manta)
- **manna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-manna)
- **Marla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-marla)
- **Monica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-monica)
- **marina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-marina)
- **mantle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-mantle)
- **mantra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-mantra)
- **maxima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-maxima)
- **Monika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-monika)
- **masala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-masala)
- **Matilda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-matilda)
- **mail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mail-vs-manila)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mana-vs-manila)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mani-vs-manila)
- **Maia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maia-vs-manila)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mala-vs-manila)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manga-vs-manila)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amnila`, `mainla`, `manial`, `manilla`, `manlia`, `mannila`, `mmanila`, `mnaila`

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