mandatary
/mænˈdeɪtəɹi/noun
mandatary is spelled M-A-N-D-A-T-A-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mandatary means “One who receives a mandate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mandatary is mandataries.
How many letters and syllables are in mandatary?
| Letters | 9: M-A-N-D-A-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 mandatary?
Mandatary appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 mandatary?
- /mænˈdeɪtəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mandatary
- mandataries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mandatary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who receives a mandate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mandatary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who receives a mandate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mandatar |
| Spanish | mandatario |
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 mandatary come from?
From mandate + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).