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The verdict

“manu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,350
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens mans „mein“

Corpus desk

Index DE-manu · manu · German

manu · rank #21,350 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,350
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mager

Nearest frequency peer: mager (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „manu“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „manu“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

manu vs mu
50% similar
manu vs min
50% similar
manu vs may
50% similar

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

Key facts for manu
PropertyValue
Headwordmanu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,350
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „manu“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).manuliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mager“ (#21,349), „Marien“ (#21,351), „Machtkampf“ (#21,348). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „manu“ bei #21,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around manu (IPA […]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #21,350 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for manu, with forms such as "amnu", "mannu", and "maun". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mu", "min", "may", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is manu, spelled M-A-N-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens mans „mein“
  2. 2
    Instrumental Singular des Pronomens mans „mein“
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Pronomens mans „mein“
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens mana „meine“
  5. 5
    Instrumental Singular des Pronomens mana „meine“
  6. 6
    Genitiv Plural des Pronomens mana „meine“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnu
  • mannu
  • maun
  • mmanu
  • mnau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amnu2mannu1maun2mmanu1mnau2
Edit distance from "manu"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manu"?
"manu" is spelled M-A-N-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "manu" mean?
As an unknown, "manu" means: Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens mans „mein“
What words are commonly confused with "manu"?
"manu" is commonly confused with "mu", "min", "may". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manu" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manu" come from?
"manu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mayo#21,352Mayr#21,353lock#21,345NABU#21,365

Similar misspelling depth

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

leite5 variantsLava5 variantsjuhu5 variantsHenne5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list