manche
/mɑːnt͡ʃ/noun
manche is spelled M-A-N-C-H-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Manche, the name). As a noun, manche means “The neck of a violin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manche is manches.
How many letters and syllables are in manche?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is manche?
Manche appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Manche, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce manche?
- /mɑːnt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manche.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of manche
- manches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareThe neck of a violin.
- 2
obsoleteObsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manche come from?
Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).