manducar

[mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ]

/[mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“manducar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manducar · manducar · Spanish

manducar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for manducar
PropertyValue
Headwordmanducar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “manducar” en español

manducarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manducar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for manducar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is manducar, spelled M-A-N-D-U-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comer.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manducar"?
"manducar" is spelled M-A-N-D-U-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ].
What does "manducar" mean?
As a verb, "manducar" means: Comer.
How do you pronounce "manducar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manducar" is [mãn̪d̪uˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manducar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list