manitas

[maˈnit̪as]

/[maˈnit̪as]/ noun

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The verdict

“manitas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,220
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona experta en una amplia gama de reparaciones, por lo general relacionadas con el hogar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manitas · manitas · Spanish

manitas · rank #33,220 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,220
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH manifieste

Nearest frequency peer: manifieste (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “manitas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “manitas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manitas vs manta
71% similar
manitas vs Matas
57% similar
manitas vs Matías
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manitas
PropertyValue
Headwordmanitas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈnit̪as]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,220
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “manitas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).manitascae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “manifieste” (#33,219), “mam” (#33,218), “marcará” (#33,222). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “manitas” va en #33,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around manitas (IPA [maˈnit̪as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,220 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona experta en una amplia gama de reparaciones, por lo general relacionadas con el hogar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for manitas, with forms such as "amnitas", "maintas", and "maniats". 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, "manta", "Matas", "Matías", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is manitas, spelled M-A-N-I-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona experta en una amplia gama de reparaciones, por lo general relacionadas con el hogar.

This word in other languages

handyman(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnitas
  • maintas
  • maniats
  • manitass
  • manitsa
  • manittas
  • mannitas
  • mantias
  • mmanitas
  • mnaitas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manitas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnitas2maintas2maniats2manitass1manitsa2manittas1mannitas1mantias2
Edit distance from "manitas"

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 "manitas"?
"manitas" is spelled M-A-N-I-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈnit̪as].
What does "manitas" mean?
As a noun, "manitas" means: Persona experta en una amplia gama de reparaciones, por lo general relacionadas con el hogar.
What words are commonly confused with "manitas"?
"manitas" is commonly confused with "manta", "Matas", "Matías". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manitas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manitas" is [maˈnit̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manitas" come from?
"manitas" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marcará#33,222Mafalda#33,214melones#33,231Llorona#33,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Laureano10 variantsopinaba10 variantspascuas10 variantspedales10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list