manija
[maˈnixa]
The verdict
“manija” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,791
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte donde se fija la mano para hacer uso de ciertos instrumentos.
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 | manija |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈnixa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,791 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manija” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around manija (IPA [maˈnixa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,791 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for manija, with forms such as "amnija", "mainja", and "maniaj". 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, "mija", "María", "manta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is manija, spelled M-A-N-I-J-A.
Definition
- 1Parte donde se fija la mano para hacer uso de ciertos instrumentos.
- 2Cuerda con que se atan las manos a las bestias para que no se huyan.
- 3Especie de sortija o abrazadera de metal, con que se asegura una cosa.
- 4Aro que las personas usan en las muñecas como adorno.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amnija
- mainja
- maniaj
- manijja
- manjia
- mannija
- mmanija
- mnaija
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manija - 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 “manija”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-I-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈnixa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mija” - see the side-by-side comparison. manija vs mija
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.