mañoso

[maˈɲoso]

/[maˈɲoso]/ adj

The verdict

“mañoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,735 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,735
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que obra con maña (habilidad o astucia).

Corpus desk

Index ES-manoso · mañoso · Spanish

mañoso · rank #55,735 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,735
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mañanero

Nearest frequency peer: mañanero (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mañoso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mañoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mañoso
PropertyValue
Headwordmañoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈɲoso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mañoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mañosocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mañanero” (#55,734), “mayoreo” (#55,733), “medicas” (#55,737). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mañoso” va en #55,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mañoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,735 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [maˈɲoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

mañoso has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mañoso, spelled M-A-Ñ-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que obra con maña (habilidad o astucia).
  2. 2
    Que se ejecuta o realiza con maña.
  3. 3
    Que tiene manías, hábitos muy arraigados, o resabios.
  4. 4
    Que hace robos pequeños con maña o cautela.
  5. 5
    De conducta lujuriosa.
  6. 6
    Selectivo, especialmente con sus alimentos.
  7. 7
    Que obra con maldad o en perjuicio de otros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mañoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. … Ese tío era muy mañoso con su mujer, le pegaba mucho. Yo le dije un día: Tía, ¿por qué se deja usted que le peguen así? ¿Por qué no le hace frente un día siquiera? …

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "mañoso"?
"mañoso" is spelled M-A-Ñ-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɲoso].
What does "mañoso" mean?
As an adjective, "mañoso" means: Que obra con maña (habilidad o astucia).
How do you pronounce "mañoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mañoso" is [maˈɲoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mañoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list