mandíbula
The verdict
“mandíbula” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #17,574 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,574
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - componente móvel do crânio que forma a parte inferior da cabeça
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandíbula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,574 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mandíbula” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for mandíbula is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #17,574 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "componente móvel do crânio que forma a parte inferior da cabeça".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mandíbula, with forms such as "amndíbula", "madníbula", and "mandbíula". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is mandíbula, spelled M-A-N-D-Í-B-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1componente móvel do crânio que forma a parte inferior da cabeça
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amndíbula,madníbula,mandbíula,manddíbula,mandíbbula,mandíblua,mandíbual,mandíbulla,mandíubla,manndíbula,manídbula,mmandíbula,mnadíbula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mandíbula - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “mandíbula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-D-Í-B-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.