mandarina
[mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]
The verdict
“mandarina” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,995 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,995
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
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 | mandarina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mandarina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mandarina is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,995 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 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
- 1Fruta 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(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.
- 3Género 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.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “mandarina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-D-A-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mãn̪d̪aˈɾina] (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. mandarina 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.