mandarín

/[mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,746

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

mandarín is aSpanishnoun. It means: Funcionario superior de la antigua administración imperial de China Pronounced [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]. Often confused with mandaron and mandarina.

Key facts for mandarín
PropertyValue
Headwordmandarín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,746
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mandarín in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mandarín is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,746 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for mandarín, with forms such as "amndarín", "madnarín", and "manadrín". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "mandaron", "mandarina", "mandarinas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mandarín, spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-Í-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Funcionario superior de la antigua administración imperial de China
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona influyente en los círculos intelectuales y artísticos
  3. 3
    Lengua sino-tibetana oficial de la República Popular de China, Taiwán y Singapur basada en el dialecto de Beijing y establecida como lingua franca en gran parte del lejano oriente

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amndarín,madnarín,manadrín,mandarní,mandarrín,mandarínn,mandaírn,manddarín,mandraín,manndarín,mmandarín,mnadarín

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mandarín

Misspelling Variants of "mandarín"

amndarín8madnarín8manadrín8mandarní8mandarrín9mandarínn9mandaírn8manddarín9
Misspelling Variants of "mandarín"

Frequency rank: #21,746 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mandarín"?
"mandarín" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn].
What does "mandarín" mean?
As a noun, "mandarín" means: Funcionario superior de la antigua administración imperial de China
What words are commonly confused with "mandarín"?
"mandarín" is commonly confused with "mandaron", "mandarina", "mandarinas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mandarín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandarín" is [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandarín" come from?
"mandarín" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.