manecilla
[maneˈsiʝa]
The verdict
“manecilla” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #94,339 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,339
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aguja que en algunos instrumentos de medición indica el valor. En particular las de los relojes, que indican la hora, minuto o segundo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manecilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maneˈsiʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manecilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for manecilla is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maneˈsiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,339 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
manecilla has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is manecilla, spelled M-A-N-E-C-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Aguja que en algunos instrumentos de medición indica el valor. En particular las de los relojes, que indican la hora, minuto o segundo.
- 2Signo con forma de mano señalando con el índice extendido, que se usa para llamar la atención sobre algún elemento.
- 3Broche que se usa para cerrar los libros de devoción u otros objetos.
- 4Especie de tallitos volubles que tienen las plantas trepadoras para asirse a las superficies sobre las que crecen.
Synonyms
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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 “manecilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-E-C-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maneˈsiʝa] (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.