manola

\ma.nɔ.la\

/\ma.nɔ.la\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En Espagne, grisette, femme facile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-manola · manola · French

manola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 manola
PropertyValue
Headwordmanola
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.nɔ.la\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « manola » en français

manolan'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

manola is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.nɔ.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En Espagne, grisette, femme facile.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manola, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is manola, spelled M-A-N-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    En Espagne, grisette, femme facile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On voit beaucoup moins de femmes que d’hommes, et la plupart sont de la classe des manolas (grisettes).
  2. Mais que vous dirai-je de lʼorgueilleuse manola, type de femme unique en Espagne et à laquelle on ne saurait trouver rien de comparable dans aucun autre pays ?

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 "manola"?
"manola" is spelled M-A-N-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.nɔ.la\.
What does "manola" mean?
As a noun, "manola" means: En Espagne, grisette, femme facile.
How do you pronounce "manola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manola" is \ma.nɔ.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manola" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list