mancarrón

[mãŋkaˈrõn]

/[mãŋkaˈrõn]/ adj

The verdict

“mancarrón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un caballo: viejo, de poca utilidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mancarron · mancarrón · Spanish

mancarrón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mancarrón
PropertyValue
Headwordmancarrón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mãŋkaˈrõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mancarrón” en español

mancarrónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mancarrón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mãŋkaˈrõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de un caballo: viejo, de poca utilidad.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mancarrón, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mancarrón, spelled M-A-N-C-A-R-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un caballo: viejo, de poca utilidad.

Synonyms

matalónjamelgopencorucorocínmatalotematungo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mancarrón"?
"mancarrón" is spelled M-A-N-C-A-R-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mãŋkaˈrõn].
What does "mancarrón" mean?
As an adjective, "mancarrón" means: Dicho de un caballo: viejo, de poca utilidad.
How do you pronounce "mancarrón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mancarrón" is [mãŋkaˈrõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mancarrón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list