man crush
"man-crush" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“man crush” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An intense and typically nonsexual feeling of attraction toward and admiration for a man.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | man crush |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “man crush” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
man crush is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
man crush has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is man crush, spelled M-A-N- -C-R-U-S-H.
Definition
- 1An intense and typically nonsexual feeling of attraction toward and admiration for a man.
- 2A crush on (sexual attraction toward) a man.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “man crush”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-A-N- -C-R-U-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.