manicura

Name: manicura, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/

//mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“manicura” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,123 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,123
frequency rank, Portuguese: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - profissão de mulher que trata das mãos e das unhas (das mãos) de outrem

Key facts for manicura
Property	Value
Headword	manicura
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#74,123
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manicura” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). manicura lands here:

#74,123

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for manicura is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,123 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "profissão de mulher que trata das mãos e das unhas (das mãos) de outrem".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manicura, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 manicura, spelled M-A-N-I-C-U-R-A.

Definition

1
profissão de mulher que trata das mãos e das unhas (das mãos) de outrem

Synonyms

manicure

This word in other languages

manicure(English)manicura(Español)manucure(Français)Maniküre(Deutsch)

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 "manicura"?

"manicura" is spelled M-A-N-I-C-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/.

What does "manicura" mean?

As a noun, "manicura" means: profissão de mulher que trata das mãos e das unhas (das mãos) de outrem

How do you pronounce "manicura"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manicura" is /mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "manicura" come from?

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Using “manicura”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-I-C-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /mɐ.ni.ˈku.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.