manjar

/[mãŋˈxaɾ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,487

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

manjar is aSpanishnoun. It means: Alimento de sabor exquisito. Pronounced [mãŋˈxaɾ]. Often confused with matar and manta.

Key facts for manjar
PropertyValue
Headwordmanjar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãŋˈxaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,487
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of manjar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for manjar is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãŋˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,487 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for manjar, with forms such as "amnjar", "majnar", and "manajr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "matar", "manta", "monja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is manjar, spelled M-A-N-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alimento de sabor exquisito.
  2. 2
    Alimento o comida en general.
  3. 3
    Actividad alguna deleitosa o reconfortante.
  4. 4
    Dulce preparado a base de leche y azúcar, con consistencia de mermelada para untar el pan, o en forma de barritas, para consumir como los chocolates.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnjar,majnar,manajr,manjarr,manjjar,manjra,mannjar,mmanjar,mnajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for manjar

Misspelling Variants of "manjar"

amnjar6majnar6manajr6manjarr7manjjar7manjra6mannjar7mmanjar7
Misspelling Variants of "manjar"

Frequency rank: #23,487 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manjar"?
"manjar" is spelled M-A-N-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mãŋˈxaɾ].
What does "manjar" mean?
As a noun, "manjar" means: Alimento de sabor exquisito.
What words are commonly confused with "manjar"?
"manjar" is commonly confused with "matar", "manta", "monja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manjar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manjar" is [mãŋˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manjar" come from?
"manjar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.