mandíbula

/[mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,194

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

mandíbula is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de los huesos o cartílagos que se articulan formando la boca en los vertebrados o las estructuras análogas que poseen algunos artrópodos. Pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]. Often confused with manipula and mandíbulas.

Key facts for mandíbula
PropertyValue
Headwordmandíbula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,194
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mandíbula is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,194 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for mandíbula, with forms such as "amndíbula", "madníbula", and "mandbíula". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "manipula", "mandíbulas", 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 mandíbula, spelled M-A-N-D-Í-B-U-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de los huesos o cartílagos que se articulan formando la boca en los vertebrados o las estructuras análogas que poseen algunos artrópodos.
  2. 2
    En particular, cada uno de los huesos de la región maxilar inferior (parte de abajo).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amndíbula,madníbula,mandbíula,manddíbula,mandíbbula,mandíblua,mandíbual,mandíbulla,mandíubla,mandívula,manndíbula,manídbula,mmandíbula,mnadíbula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mandíbula

Misspelling Variants of "mandíbula"

amndíbula9madníbula9mandbíula9manddíbula10mandíbbula10mandíblua9mandíbual9mandíbulla10
Misspelling Variants of "mandíbula"

Frequency rank: #12,194 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mandíbula"?
"mandíbula" is spelled M-A-N-D-Í-B-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula].
What does "mandíbula" mean?
As a noun, "mandíbula" means: Conjunto de los huesos o cartílagos que se articulan formando la boca en los vertebrados o las estructuras análogas que poseen algunos artrópodos.
What words are commonly confused with "mandíbula"?
"mandíbula" is commonly confused with "manipula", "mandíbulas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mandíbula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandíbula" is [mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandíbula" come from?
"mandíbula" 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.