manobra

/mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ/

//mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“manobra” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação de manobrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-manobra · manobra · Portuguese

manobra · rank #8,078 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,078
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH manto

Nearest frequency peer: manto (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “manobra”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “manobra” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manobra vs manobrar
88% similar
manobra vs maneira
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manobra
PropertyValue
Headwordmanobra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,078
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “manobra”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).manobracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “manto” (#8,079), “lembrado” (#8,073), “injusto” (#8,066). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “manobra” fica em #8,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around manobra (IPA /mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,078 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for manobra, with forms such as "amnobra", "manbora", and "mannobra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "manobrar", "maneira", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is manobra, spelled M-A-N-O-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de manobrar
  2. 2
    exercício

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnobra
  • manbora
  • mannobra
  • manobar
  • manobbra
  • manobrra
  • manorba
  • maonbra
  • mmanobra
  • mnaobra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manobra - 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.

amnobra2manbora2mannobra1manobar2manobbra1manobrra1manorba2maonbra2
Edit distance from "manobra"

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 "manobra"?
"manobra" is spelled M-A-N-O-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ/.
What does "manobra" mean?
As a noun, "manobra" means: ação de manobrar
What words are commonly confused with "manobra"?
"manobra" is commonly confused with "manobrar", "maneira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manobra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manobra" is /mɐ.ˈnɔ.bɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manobra" come from?
"manobra" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manobra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list