manigua
[maˈniɣ̞wa]
The verdict
“manigua” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,788 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,788
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terreno pantanoso con mucha maleza.
Corpus desk
Index ES-manigua · manigua · Spanish
manigua · rank #99,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,788
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH mancomunada
Nearest frequency peer: mancomunada (-2 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 “manigua”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- madriza
madriza
220 corpus weight
- mamados
mamados
217 corpus weight
- mancomunada
mancomunada
215 corpus weight
- manigua
manigua
213 corpus weight
- Manolita
Manolita
211 corpus weight
- marchase
marchase
206 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “manigua” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manigua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈniɣ̞wa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “manigua” en español
Rare enough to double-check
manigua is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,788 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈniɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
manigua doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 manigua, spelled M-A-N-I-G-U-A.
Definition
- 1Terreno pantanoso con mucha maleza.
- 2Bosque o selva tropical.
- 3Terreno descuidado y cubierto de malezas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how manigua appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esta labor, en medio de la manigua pantanosa, con soldados enfermos a rebosar de paludismo y disentería, llevó a Cajal al agotamiento físico y a padecer las mismas enfermedades que sus soldados. (Biografía de Cajal http://www.uned.es/filanumis/museo%20h%20%20M/13%20premios%20nobel%20masones/biografia%20Cajal.htm).
… jungla, la verdadera manigua africana, los animales, los sonidos y los ruidos todo … (Tarzán y el Hombre León http://www.biblioteca.org.ar/libros/133490.pdf).
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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