manierismo

[manjeˈɾismo]

/[manjeˈɾismo]/ noun

The verdict

“manierismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,104 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,104
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estilo artístico, principalmente pictórico, surgido en Italia en el siglo XVI que tendía a la imitación académica de la época de Miguel Ángel y de Rafael.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manierismo · manierismo · Spanish

manierismo · rank #84,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,104
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maquilladas

Nearest frequency peer: maquilladas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “manierismo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “manierismo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manierismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmanierismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[manjeˈɾismo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “manierismo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).manierismocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “maquilladas” (#84,105), “maliense” (#84,101), “maravillados” (#84,107). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “manierismo” va en #84,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manierismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,104 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [manjeˈɾismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estilo artístico, principalmente pictórico, surgido en Italia en el siglo XVI que tendía a la imitación académica de la época de Miguel Ángel y de Rafael.".

Zero misspellings are on record for manierismo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is manierismo, spelled M-A-N-I-E-R-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estilo artístico, principalmente pictórico, surgido en Italia en el siglo XVI que tendía a la imitación académica de la época de Miguel Ángel y de Rafael.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manierismo"?
"manierismo" is spelled M-A-N-I-E-R-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [manjeˈɾismo].
What does "manierismo" mean?
As a noun, "manierismo" means: Estilo artístico, principalmente pictórico, surgido en Italia en el siglo XVI que tendía a la imitación académica de la época de Miguel Ángel y de Rafael.
How do you pronounce "manierismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manierismo" is [manjeˈɾismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manierismo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manierismo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list