amaño

[aˈmaɲo]

/[aˈmaɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“amaño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,274 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,274
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disposición para hacer con maña alguna cosa.

Key facts for amaño
PropertyValue
Headwordamaño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈmaɲo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amaño” sits in Spanish 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). amaño lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amaño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,274 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈmaɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

amaño doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is amaño, spelled A-M-A-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposición para hacer con maña alguna cosa.
  2. 2
    Traza o artificio para ejecutar o conseguir algo, especialmente cuando no es justo o merecido.
  3. 3
    Concubinato.
  4. 4
    Período de convivencia de una pareja que, en algunas comunidades indígenas, se usa como método para determinar la conveniencia o no de unirse en matrimonio.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amaño"?
"amaño" is spelled A-M-A-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmaɲo].
What does "amaño" mean?
As a noun, "amaño" means: Disposición para hacer con maña alguna cosa.
How do you pronounce "amaño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amaño" is [aˈmaɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amaño" come from?
"amaño" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “amaño”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-A-Ñ-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈmaɲo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list