manea

[maˈnea]

/[maˈnea]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-manea · manea · Spanish

manea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 manea
PropertyValue
Headwordmanea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈnea]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “manea” en español

maneaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

manea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈnea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for manea, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is manea, spelled M-A-N-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maniota.
  2. 2
    Acción y efecto de manear.
  3. 3
    Traba que se pone en laspatas traseras a las vacas cuando se las quiere ordeñar.
  4. 4
    Lonja de cuero curtido o sobado o de tejidos de tientos de diversas labores, con puntos en uno de sus extremos y una hebilla en el otro y sirve para manear a las caballerías. Está dividida en dos partes o lonjas, unidas por una argolla.
  5. 5
    Tamal tradicional de Tabasco.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list