manobrar
/mɐ.nu.ˈbɾaɾ/
The verdict
“manobrar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,235 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #40,235
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer movimento elaborado que requer habilidade, destreza
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manobrar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /mɐ.nu.ˈbɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manobrar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for manobrar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐ.nu.ˈbɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,235 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 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 manobrar, with forms such as "amnobrar", "manborar", and "mannobrar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "manobra", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is manobrar, spelled M-A-N-O-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1fazer movimento elaborado que requer habilidade, destreza
- 2lidar com, manejar a situação
- 3guiar um automóvel, sobretudo em lugares pequenos e difíceis
- 4enganar as pessoas para que elas ajam conforma a vontade de outrem; manipular
- 5guiar naves (navios, aviões, etc.)
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amnobrar,manborar,mannobrar,manobarr,manobbrar,manobrarr,manobrrar,manorbar,maonbrar,mmanobrar,mnaobrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manobrar - 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 “manobrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-O-B-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɐ.nu.ˈbɾaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “manobra” - see the side-by-side comparison. manobrar vs manobra
- 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.