maní
[maˈni]
The verdict
“maní” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,309. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,309
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Arachis hypogaea) Planta anual de la familia de las fabáceas, orginaria de América. Tiene hojas pinnadas con dos pares de folíolos oblongos, y flores amarillas con un cáliz tubular, cuyo ovario se...
Corpus desk
Index ES-mani · maní · Spanish
maní · rank #18,309 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,309
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH malvados
Nearest frequency peer: malvados (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “maní”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Macarena
Macarena
81,695 corpus weight
- madrileños
madrileños
81,694 corpus weight
- malvados
malvados
81,693 corpus weight
- maní
maní
81,692 corpus weight
- mariscos
mariscos
81,691 corpus weight
- marxistas
marxistas
81,690 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “maní” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | maní |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈni] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “maní” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around maní (IPA [maˈni]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,309 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for maní, with forms such as "amní", "manní", and "maín". 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, "mi", "más", "mar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is maní, spelled M-A-N-Í.
Definition
- 1(Arachis hypogaea) Planta anual de la familia de las fabáceas, orginaria de América. Tiene hojas pinnadas con dos pares de folíolos oblongos, y flores amarillas con un cáliz tubular, cuyo ovario se desplaza al ser fertilizadas hasta enterrarse en el suelo. Los frutos son vainas que crecen y maduran bajo tierra.
- 2Semilla de esta planta, que se consume tostada o en otras preparaciones como alimento.
- 3Conjunto de bienes que alguien posee, en especial los líquidos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maní appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haciendo distinción entre manís blancos y manís negros, según presentaban legumbres.
Compren maníes para comérselos en el auto.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amní
- manní
- maín
- mmaní
- mnaí
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maní - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maní", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "maní" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mi". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,309 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.