manivela
/mɐ.ni.ˈvɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“manivela” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #43,528 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,528
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peça de uma máquina, a que se dá movimento com a mão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manivela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɐ.ni.ˈvɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,528 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manivela” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for manivela is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐ.ni.ˈvɛ.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,528 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for manivela, with forms such as "amnivela", "mainvela", and "manievla". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is manivela, spelled M-A-N-I-V-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1peça de uma máquina, a que se dá movimento com a mão
- 2peça de ferro ou madeira que, sujeita a qualquer força motriz, põe em movimento um engenho ou máquina
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amnivela,mainvela,manievla,maniveal,manivella,manivlea,manivvela,mannivela,manviela,mmanivela,mnaivela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manivela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “manivela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-I-V-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɐ.ni.ˈvɛ.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.