manager
man·a·ger/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/noun
manager is spelled M-A-N-A-G-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (man·a·ger). It appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manager means “A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manager is managers.
How many letters and syllables are in manager?
| Letters | 7: M-A-N-A-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: man·a·ger |
| In writing | 93 times per million words; the 1,144th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manager?
Manager appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce manager?
- UK /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/
- US /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/
- US [ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɚ]
Manager has 3 syllables, split man·a·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manager.wav, En-us-manager.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manager?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as manager from its last stressed vowel (/ænədʒəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of manager
- managers plural
- managah
- managuh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manager mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
- 2
The head coach.
- 3
An administrator, for a singer or group.
- 4
A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.
a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate manager?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of manager: man., mgr, mgr., mngr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manager in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | directeur, gérant, manager, chef, responsable , gestionnaire |
| German | Direktor, Direktorin, Manager, Managerin, Verwalter, Verwalterin |
| Portuguese | gerente, gerenciador, chefe , empresário |
| Spanish | gerente, gestor, mánager, mánacher, mánayer, ecónomo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does manager come from?
From manage + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).