manejar

/[maneˈxaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,061

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

manejar is aSpanishverb. It means: Utilizar, manipular algo con las manos. Pronounced [maneˈxaɾ]. It ranks #3,061 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with manera and manejo.

Key facts for manejar
PropertyValue
Headwordmanejar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maneˈxaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,061
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of manejar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for manejar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maneˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,061 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for manejar, with forms such as "amnejar", "maenjar", and "maneajr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "manera", "manejo", "manija", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is manejar, spelled M-A-N-E-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilizar, manipular algo con las manos.
  2. 2
    Utilizar una cosa con un fin determinado.
  3. 3
    Conducir los caballos.
  4. 4
    Conducir un vehículo.
  5. 5
    Tener el control, manipular y dirigir alguna cosa o una persona.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnejar,maenjar,maneajr,manejarr,manejjar,manejra,manjear,mannejar,mmanejar,mnaejar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for manejar

Misspelling Variants of "manejar"

amnejar7maenjar7maneajr7manejarr8manejjar8manejra7manjear7mannejar8
Misspelling Variants of "manejar"

Frequency rank: #3,061 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manejar"?
"manejar" is spelled M-A-N-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maneˈxaɾ].
What does "manejar" mean?
As a verb, "manejar" means: Utilizar, manipular algo con las manos.
What words are commonly confused with "manejar"?
"manejar" is commonly confused with "manera", "manejo", "manija". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manejar" is [maneˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manejar" come from?
"manejar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.