mandarina

[mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]

/[mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]/ noun

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The verdict

“mandarina” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,995
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruta cítrica originaria de China, parecida a la naranja, pero por lo general más dulce y perfumada, de cáscara más suave y textura menos consistente. Consta de gajos jugosos de color naranjado roj...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mandarina · mandarina · Spanish

mandarina · rank #30,995 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,995
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mantel

Nearest frequency peer: mantel (+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 “mandarina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mandarina” 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).

mandarina vs mandaron
78% similar
mandarina vs mandarinas
90% similar
mandarina vs madrina
78% similar

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

Key facts for mandarina
PropertyValue
Headwordmandarina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,995
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mandarina”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mandarinacae 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 “mantel” (#30,996), “magnéticos” (#30,993), “maquetas” (#30,997). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mandarina” va en #30,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mandarina (IPA [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,995 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mandarina, with forms such as "amndarina", "madnarina", and "manadrina". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mandaron", "mandarinas", "madrina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mandarina, spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruta cítrica originaria de China, parecida a la naranja, pero por lo general más dulce y perfumada, de cáscara más suave y textura menos consistente. Consta de gajos jugosos de color naranjado rojizo, ricos en vitamina C.
  2. 2
    (Citrus spp). Nombre de varias especies de árboles frutales, especialmente el Citrus reticulata, de la familia de las Rutáceas, de porte mediano, hojas perennes muy verdes, medianas, alargadas, y terminadas en punta. Las flores aparecen en las axilas de las hojas, solitarias o en racimos. Su fruto es la mandarina₁.
  3. 3
    Género de moluscos o caracoles terrestres de la familia Camaenidae de concha sólida, a menudo de color café-naranjado, muy común en islas del Pacífico asiático, al sur de Japón.

Synonyms

naranja mandarinatangerinatanjoronamandarino

This word in other languages

tangerine(English)mandarine(Français)Mandarine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndarina
  • madnarina
  • manadrina
  • mandairna
  • mandarian
  • mandarinna
  • mandarnia
  • mandarrina
  • manddarina
  • mandraina
  • manndarina
  • mmandarina
  • mnadarina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mandarina - 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.

amndarina2madnarina2manadrina2mandairna2mandarian2mandarinna1mandarnia2mandarrina1
Edit distance from "mandarina"

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 "mandarina"?
"mandarina" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina].
What does "mandarina" mean?
As a noun, "mandarina" means: Fruta cítrica originaria de China, parecida a la naranja, pero por lo general más dulce y perfumada, de cáscara más suave y textura menos consistente. Consta de gajos jugosos de color naranjado roj...
What words are commonly confused with "mandarina"?
"mandarina" is commonly confused with "mandaron", "mandarinas", "madrina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mandarina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandarina" is [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandarina" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

moratoria#31,008musculoso#31,010invalidez#30,970pedófilos#31,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

levantes13 variantsnetworks13 variantshomeopatía13 variantshipnosis13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list