-mancia

[ˈmãnsja]

/[ˈmãnsja]/ suffix

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento compositivo que forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de adivinación, arte o práctica de agorar la fortuna, el destino o el porvenir, por medio de lo indicado por el elemento prec...

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Index ES-mancia · -mancia · Spanish

-mancia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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 -mancia
PropertyValue
Headword-mancia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[ˈmãnsja]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “-mancia” en español

-manciaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

-mancia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈmãnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento compositivo que forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de adivinación, arte o práctica de agorar la fortuna, el destino o el porvenir, por medio de lo indicado por el elemento prec...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for -mancia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is -mancia, spelled --M-A-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento compositivo que forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de adivinación, arte o práctica de agorar la fortuna, el destino o el porvenir, por medio de lo indicado por el elemento precedente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. quiro-mancia (de glosa:mano, arte de presagiar mirando las manos).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-mancia"?
"-mancia" is spelled --M-A-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãnsja].
What does "-mancia" mean?
As a suffix, "-mancia" means: Elemento compositivo que forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de adivinación, arte o práctica de agorar la fortuna, el destino o el porvenir, por medio de lo indicado por el elemento prec...
How do you pronounce "-mancia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-mancia" is [ˈmãnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-mancia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list