Manama

/məˈnɑːmə/

//məˈnɑːmə// name

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"manama" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Manama” is uncommon English (frequency #59,524 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,524
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city, the capital city of Bahrain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manama · Manama · English

Manama · rank #59,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,524
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH malformed

Nearest frequency peer: malformed (-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 “Manama”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Manama
PropertyValue
HeadwordManama
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/məˈnɑːmə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Manama” 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).Manamafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “malformed” (#59,522), “Maiduguri” (#59,521), “Maplewood” (#59,527). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Manama” is #59,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Manama is uncommon English at frequency #59,524 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /məˈnɑːmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city, the capital city of Bahrain.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Manama, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic الْمَنَامَة (al-manāma). The correct English form is Manama, spelled M-A-N-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the capital city of Bahrain.

Etymology

From Arabic الْمَنَامَة (al-manāma).

This word in other languages

Manama(Español)Manama(Français)Manama(Deutsch)

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 "Manama"?
"Manama" is spelled M-A-N-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈnɑːmə/.
What does "Manama" mean?
As a proper noun, "Manama" means: A city, the capital city of Bahrain.
How do you pronounce "Manama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manama" is /məˈnɑːmə/. 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 "Manama"?
From Arabic الْمَنَامَة (al-manāma). 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 "Manama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mariko#59,529marmot#59,531Matsui#59,532loafer#59,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list