manús

[maˈnus]

/[maˈnus]/ noun

The verdict

“manús” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Macho de la especie humana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-manus · manús · Spanish

manús · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for manús
PropertyValue
Headwordmanús
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈnus]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “manús” en español

manúsqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manús is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈnus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Macho de la especie humana.".

Zero misspellings are on record for manús in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is manús, spelled M-A-N-Ú-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Macho de la especie humana.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manús"?
"manús" is spelled M-A-N-Ú-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈnus].
What does "manús" mean?
As a noun, "manús" means: Macho de la especie humana.
How do you pronounce "manús"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manús" is [maˈnus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manús" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list