manas

/ˈmã.nɐs/

//ˈmã.nɐs// noun

The verdict

“manas” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,080 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,080
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino plural de mano

Corpus desk

Index PT-manas · manas · Portuguese

manas · rank #50,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,080
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marciana

Nearest frequency peer: Marciana (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “manas”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “manas” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manas
PropertyValue
Headwordmanas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmã.nɐs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “manas” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).manascai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Marciana” (#50,084), “mijada” (#50,090), “lito” (#50,065). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “manas” fica em #50,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manas is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,080 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmã.nɐs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feminino plural de mano".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for manas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Portuguese form is manas, spelled M-A-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino plural de mano

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manas"?
"manas" is spelled M-A-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmã.nɐs/.
What does "manas" mean?
As a noun, "manas" means: feminino plural de mano
How do you pronounce "manas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manas" is /ˈmã.nɐs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manas" come from?
"manas" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list