mancha
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
mancha is spelled M-A-N-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,612th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mancha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stain, blemish, mark, spot (discoloured spot or visible impression)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of manchar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta”.
What does mancha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestain, blemish, mark, spot (discoloured spot or visible impression)
- 2
femininea disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta 2. doença do tabaco
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mancha
- manchas plural
- manchinha diminutive
- manchona augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mancha?
- Brazil /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɐ̃t.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mancha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mancha in Portuguese?
mancha appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).