mandril

[mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]

/[mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]/ noun

The verdict

“mandril” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,666 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,666
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Mandrillus sphinx) Primate cercopitécido (familia Cercopithecidae) habitante del África ecuatorial.^([definición imprecisa])

Corpus desk

Index ES-mandril · mandril · Spanish

mandril · rank #58,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,666
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mantras

Nearest frequency peer: mantras (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mandril”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mandril” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mandril
PropertyValue
Headwordmandril
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mandril” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mandrilcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mantras” (#58,667), “manubrio” (#58,668), “malbec” (#58,662). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mandril” va en #58,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mandril is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,666 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mandril, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mandril, spelled M-A-N-D-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Mandrillus sphinx) Primate cercopitécido (familia Cercopithecidae) habitante del África ecuatorial.^([definición imprecisa])
  2. 2
    Pieza cilíndrica de metal o madera empleada para fijar la que se ha de tornear.
  3. 3
    Portabroca de un taladro.

This word in other languages

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 "mandril"?
"mandril" is spelled M-A-N-D-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil].
What does "mandril" mean?
As a noun, "mandril" means: (Mandrillus sphinx) Primate cercopitécido (familia Cercopithecidae) habitante del África ecuatorial.^([definición imprecisa])
How do you pronounce "mandril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandril" is [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandril" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list