Manchurian
/mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/adjective, noun
Manchurian is spelled M-A-N-C-H-U-R-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Manchurian means “Pertaining to Manchuria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Manchurian?
| Letters | 10: M-A-N-C-H-U-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 Manchurian?
Manchurian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 Manchurian?
- /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Manchurian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Manchurian
- more Manchurian comparative
- most Manchurian superlative
- Manchurians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Manchurian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to Manchuria.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manchurian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mandchourien , Mandchourien, Mandchourienne, Mandchouriens, Mandchouriennes |
| Spanish | manchuriano , manchurianos, manchuriana, manchurianas |
| German | mandschurisch |
| Portuguese | manchuriano, manchuriana, manchurianos, manchurianas |
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 Manchurian come from?
From Manchuria + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).