mandil
[mãn̪ˈd̪il]
The verdict
“mandil” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #72,957 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,957
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Delantal (prenda exterior).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mãn̪ˈd̪il] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mandil” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mandil is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãn̪ˈd̪il]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,957 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mandil, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mandil, spelled M-A-N-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Delantal (prenda exterior).
- 2Prenda de cuero o tela fuerte, que, colgada del cuello, sirve en ciertos oficios para proteger la ropa desde lo alto del pecho hasta por bajo de las rodillas.
- 3Pedazo de bayeta que sirve para dar al caballo la última mano de limpieza.
- 4Red pescadora de mallas muy estrechas.
- 5Criado de rufían o de mujer pública.
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 “mandil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-D-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mãn̪ˈd̪il] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.