maniquí
Spanish, noun/maniˈki/
maniquí is spelled M-A-N-I-Q-U-Í (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maniquí is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mannequin, dummy (life-size model of the human body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Modelo parcial o total del cuerpo humano, que se emplea como ayuda para los artistas o para exhibir o…”.
What does maniquí mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemannequin, dummy (life-size model of the human body)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemannequin (person who models clothes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Modelo parcial o total del cuerpo humano, que se emplea como ayuda para los artistas o para exhibir o almacenar prendas de ropa. 2. Por extensión, persona que exhibe modelos de ropa. 3. Figuradamente, persona sin iniciativa o energía.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maniquí
- maniquíes plural
- maniquís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maniquí?
- /maniˈki/
- [ma.niˈki]
- [maniˈki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maniquí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maniquí in Spanish?
maniquí appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).