mancillar

[mãnsiˈʝaɾ]

/[mãnsiˈʝaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“mancillar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,260 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,260
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner suciedad u otra sustancia en algo cambiando su aspecto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mancillar · mancillar · Spanish

mancillar · rank #80,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,260
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maluco

Nearest frequency peer: maluco (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mancillar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mancillar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mancillar
PropertyValue
Headwordmancillar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mãnsiˈʝaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mancillar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mancillarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “maluco” (#80,259), “malintencionadas” (#80,258), “majadero” (#80,257). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mancillar” va en #80,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mancillar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,260 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mãnsiˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mancillar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mancillar, spelled M-A-N-C-I-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner suciedad u otra sustancia en algo cambiando su aspecto.
  2. 2
    Deslucir la buena reputación o buena imagen de alguien o algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. porque bien sé que no hay hombre que pueda mancillar a los dioses.

Synonyms

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); 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 "mancillar"?
"mancillar" is spelled M-A-N-C-I-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mãnsiˈʝaɾ].
What does "mancillar" mean?
As a verb, "mancillar" means: Poner suciedad u otra sustancia en algo cambiando su aspecto.
How do you pronounce "mancillar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mancillar" is [mãnsiˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mancillar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mancillar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list