# Manchu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/ · frequency rank #44,921

## Definitions
1. A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
2. A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

## Easily confused with
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-manu)
- **march** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-march)
- **match** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-match)
- **munch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-munch)
- **matcha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-matcha)
- **matchup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchu-vs-matchup)
- **Mach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mach-vs-manchu)
- **Macau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macau-vs-manchu)
- **macho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macho-vs-manchu)
- **Manchin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchin-vs-manchu)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amnchu`, `macnhu`, `mancchu`, `manchhu`, `mancuh`, `manhcu`, `mannchu`, `mmanchu`, `mnachu`

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