manacles

/ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/

//ˈmæn.ə.kəlz// noun

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"manacles" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manacles” is uncommon English (frequency #92,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,840
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of manacle

Corpus desk

Index EN-manacles · manacles · English

manacles · rank #92,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,840
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH maladministra…

Nearest frequency peer: maladministration (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “manacles”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “manacles” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manacles
PropertyValue
Headwordmanacles
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “manacles” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).manaclesfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “maladministration” (#92,838), “majoritarian” (#92,837), “Mandinka” (#92,843). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manacles” is #92,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manacles is uncommon English at frequency #92,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of manacle".

manacles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”). The correct English form is manacles, spelled M-A-N-A-C-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of manacle

Etymology

From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manacles"?
"manacles" is spelled M-A-N-A-C-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/.
What does "manacles" mean?
As a noun, "manacles" means: plural of manacle
How do you pronounce "manacles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manacles" is /ˈmæn.ə.kəlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "manacles"?
From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mandinka#92,843majolica#92,836McKinlay#92,856longform#92,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list