mamangaba
/mɐmɐ̃gˈaba/ (Rio de Janeiro)
The verdict
“mamangaba” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abelhas do gênero Bombus
Corpus desk
Index PT-mamangaba · mamangaba · Portuguese
mamangaba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mamangaba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɐmɐ̃gˈaba/ (Rio de Janeiro) |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mamangaba” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mamangaba is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɐmɐ̃gˈaba/ (Rio de Janeiro). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mamangaba in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is mamangaba, spelled M-A-M-A-N-G-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1abelhas do gênero Bombus
- 2referência a diversas abelhas semelhantes às do gênero Bombus (Bombídeos, Xilocopídeos, Melectídeos e outros)
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.