# manager

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ · frequency rank #1,143

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From manage + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **manner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-manner)
- **meager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-meager)
- **manger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-manger)
- **monger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-monger)
- **manages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-manages)
- **manatee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manager-vs-manatee)
- **manage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manage-vs-manager)
- **managed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/managed-vs-manager)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amnager`, `maanger`, `manaegr`, `managerr`, `managger`, `managre`, `mangaer`, `mannager`, `mmanager`, `mnaager`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/manager