mando

[ˈmãn̪d̪o]

/[ˈmãn̪d̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“mando” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,268
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autoridad que posee alguien para dar órdenes a otros individuos o grupos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mando · mando · Spanish

mando · rank #1,268 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,268
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH hogar

Nearest frequency peer: hogar (-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 “mando”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mando” 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).

mando vs mano
80% similar
mando vs mayo
60% similar
mando vs modo
60% similar

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

Key facts for mando
PropertyValue
Headwordmando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmãn̪d̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,268
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mando”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mandocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hogar” (#1,267), “electoral” (#1,266), “películas” (#1,270). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mando” va en #1,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mando (IPA [ˈmãn̪d̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,268 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mando, with forms such as "amndo", "madno", and "manddo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mano", "mayo", "modo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mando, spelled M-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autoridad que posee alguien para dar órdenes a otros individuos o grupos.
  2. 2
    Individuo o grupo con dicha autoridad.
  3. 3
    Dispositivo que se toma con las manos para controlar un mecanismo o aparato.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mando appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mando de una consola. Los mandos del avión.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndo
  • madno
  • manddo
  • manndo
  • manod
  • mmando
  • mnado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mando - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amndo2madno2manddo1manndo1manod2mmando1mnado2
Edit distance from "mando"

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 "mando"?
"mando" is spelled M-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãn̪d̪o].
What does "mando" mean?
As a noun, "mando" means: Autoridad que posee alguien para dar órdenes a otros individuos o grupos.
What words are commonly confused with "mando"?
"mando" is commonly confused with "mano", "mayo", "modo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mando" is [ˈmãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mando" come from?
"mando" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list