manco

[ˈmãŋko]

/[ˈmãŋko]/ adj

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The verdict

“manco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,485
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que le falta un brazo o una mano, o que no puede usar alguno de estos miembros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manco · manco · Spanish

manco · rank #23,485 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,485
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mancomunidad

Nearest frequency peer: mancomunidad (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “manco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “manco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manco vs mano
80% similar
manco vs mayo
60% similar
manco vs mato
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manco
PropertyValue
Headwordmanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmãŋko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,485
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “manco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mancocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mancomunidad” (#23,486), “Lérida” (#23,483), “manjar” (#23,487). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “manco” va en #23,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around manco (IPA [ˈmãŋko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,485 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for manco, with forms such as "amnco", "macno", and "mancco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mano", "mayo", "mato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is manco, spelled M-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que le falta un brazo o una mano, o que no puede usar alguno de estos miembros.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, que le falta alguna extremidad o no puede servirse de ella.
  3. 3
    Que le falta algo necesario para estar completo.
  4. 4
    Que le falta habilidad y técnica, sobre todo cuando se trata de algún deporte.
  5. 5
    Bajel sin remos.

Synonyms

sunco

This word in other languages

one-armed(English)manchot(Français)einarmig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnco
  • macno
  • mancco
  • mannco
  • manoc
  • mmanco
  • mnaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amnco2macno2mancco1mannco1manoc2mmanco1mnaco2
Edit distance from "manco"

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 "manco"?
"manco" is spelled M-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãŋko].
What does "manco" mean?
As an adjective, "manco" means: Que le falta un brazo o una mano, o que no puede usar alguno de estos miembros.
What words are commonly confused with "manco"?
"manco" is commonly confused with "mano", "mayo", "mato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manco" is [ˈmãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manco" come from?
"manco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manso#23,488let's#23,474mocos#23,504nexos#23,514

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Heras7 variantspapal7 variantspenes7 variantsgomas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list