mandarín
[mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn]
The verdict
“mandarín” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,746 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,746
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Funcionario superior de la antigua administración imperial de China
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandarín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mandarín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mandarín is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mandarín, with forms such as "amndarín", "madnarín", and "manadrín". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mandarín, spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Funcionario superior de la antigua administración imperial de China
- 2Por extensión, persona influyente en los círculos intelectuales y artísticos
- 3Lengua 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mandarín - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “mandarín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-D-A-R-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mãn̪d̪aˈɾĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mandaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. mandarín vs mandaron
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.