Mancilla

[mãnˈsiʝa]

/[mãnˈsiʝa]/ name

The verdict

“Mancilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,356 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,356
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.

Key facts for Mancilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordMancilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mãnˈsiʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mancilla” 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). Mancilla lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Mancilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,356 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [mãnˈsiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Mancilla in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Mancilla, spelled M-A-N-C-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Mancilla"?
"Mancilla" is spelled M-A-N-C-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mãnˈsiʝa].
What does "Mancilla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mancilla" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Mancilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mancilla" is [mãnˈsiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mancilla" come from?
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Using “Mancilla”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-C-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mãnˈsiʝa] (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

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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