Manuel

/[maˈnwel]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,092

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Manuel is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón. Pronounced [maˈnwel]. It ranks #1,092 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Miguel and marvel.

Key facts for Manuel
PropertyValue
HeadwordManuel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[maˈnwel]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,092
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Manuel is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈnwel]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,092 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Manuel, with forms such as "amnuel", "maneul", and "mannuel". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Miguel", "marvel", "Miquel", 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 Manuel, spelled M-A-N-U-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnuel,maneul,mannuel,manuell,manule,maunel,mmanuel,mnauel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Manuel

Misspelling Variants of "Manuel"

amnuel6maneul6mannuel7manuell7manule6maunel6mmanuel7mnauel6
Misspelling Variants of "Manuel"

Frequency rank: #1,092 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Manuel"?
"Manuel" is spelled M-A-N-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈnwel].
What does "Manuel" mean?
As a name, "Manuel" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
What words are commonly confused with "Manuel"?
"Manuel" is commonly confused with "Miguel", "marvel", "Miquel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Manuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manuel" is [maˈnwel]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Manuel" come from?
"Manuel" 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.