manjerona

/mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/

//mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“manjerona” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,928 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,928
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - planta da família das labiadas, que é usada na culinária e em infusões com fins medicinais

Key facts for manjerona
PropertyValue
Headwordmanjerona
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manjerona” 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). manjerona lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manjerona is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,928 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta da família das labiadas, que é usada na culinária e em infusões com fins medicinais".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manjerona, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is manjerona, spelled M-A-N-J-E-R-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das labiadas, que é usada na culinária e em infusões com fins medicinais

This word in other languages

marjoram(English)mejorana(Español)marjolaine(Français)Majoran(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 "manjerona"?
"manjerona" is spelled M-A-N-J-E-R-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/.
What does "manjerona" mean?
As a noun, "manjerona" means: planta da família das labiadas, que é usada na culinária e em infusões com fins medicinais
How do you pronounce "manjerona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manjerona" is /mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manjerona" come from?
"manjerona" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “manjerona”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-J-E-R-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾo.nɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list