mancha

/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/

//ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ// noun

The verdict

“mancha” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,658. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,658
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta

Corpus desk

Index PT-mancha · mancha · Portuguese

mancha · rank #7,658 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,658
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH maré

Nearest frequency peer: maré (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mancha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mancha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mancha vs minha
67% similar
mancha vs manhã
67% similar
mancha vs marca
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mancha
PropertyValue
Headwordmancha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,658
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mancha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).manchacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “maré” (#7,659), “Matthew” (#7,660), “leilão” (#7,655). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mancha” fica em #7,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mancha (IPA /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,658 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mancha, with forms such as "amncha", "macnha", and "mancah". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "minha", "manhã", "marca", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is mancha, spelled M-A-N-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta
  2. 2
    doença do tabaco

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Por mais títulos que conquistem, ninguém apaga essa mancha.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amncha
  • macnha
  • mancah
  • manccha
  • manchha
  • manhca
  • manncha
  • mmancha
  • mnacha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mancha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amncha2macnha2mancah2manccha1manchha1manhca2manncha1mmancha1
Edit distance from "mancha"

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 "mancha"?
"mancha" is spelled M-A-N-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/.
What does "mancha" mean?
As a noun, "mancha" means: defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta
What words are commonly confused with "mancha"?
"mancha" is commonly confused with "minha", "manhã", "marca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mancha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mancha" is /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mancha" come from?
"mancha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list