manga
[ˈmãŋga]
The verdict
“manga” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,572 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,572
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte de una prenda que cubre el brazo total o parcialmente.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmãŋga] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,572 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for manga is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmãŋga]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,572 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for manga, with forms such as "amnga", "manag", and "mangga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mano", "mapa", "masa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is manga, spelled M-A-N-G-A.
Definition
- 1Parte de una prenda que cubre el brazo total o parcialmente.
- 2Tubo largo de goma, plástico o cuero.
- 3Parte del eje que entra en el cubo de la rueda.
- 4Columna de agua líquida aspirada por el aire ascendente que culmina con agua en estado de vapor en su extremo superior.
- 5Tela con forma cónica que se pone en lo alto para señalar la dirección del viento.
- 6Cono de tela para filtrar líquidos.
- 7Adorno de tela que cubre el extremo superior de la cruz en las iglesias.
- 8Anchura máxima de una embarcación.
- 9Red de pequeño tamaño, suerte de bolsa, usada para pescar.
- 10Camino estrecho entre empalizadas o cercas para llevar el ganado al corral.
- 11Conjunto o grupo de personas con alguna característica en común, generalmente negativa.
- 12Tubo que comunica espacios interiores del buque con el exterior para ventilarlos.
- 13Nube de langostas que asuelan los cultivos.
- 14Prenda que cubre el tronco y lo protege de la lluvia.
- 15Grupo de hombres armados.
- 16Etapa de una competencia o de un partido.
- 17Lugar donde se encierra el ganado o terreno cercado donde se le deja pastar.
- 18Línea de gente que hace huir la presa hacia el lugar dispuesto para cazarla.
- 19Túnel transportable de material liviano y sólido para proteger a la gente de la lluvia y el sol, en el caso de los aeropuertos; de las agresiones del público al salir a la cancha de un estadio, en el caso de los futbolistas.
- 20Pequeño potrero.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amnga,manag,mangga,mannga,mmanga,mnaga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manga - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “manga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmãŋga] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mano” - see the side-by-side comparison. manga vs mano
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.