Manfred

name

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"manfred" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Manfred” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,250
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manfred · Manfred · English

Manfred · rank #31,250 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,250
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH malfunctioning

Nearest frequency peer: malfunctioning (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Manfred”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Manfred” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Manfred vs manned
57% similar
Manfred vs manure
57% similar
Manfred vs marred
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Manfred
PropertyValue
HeadwordManfred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,250
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Manfred”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Manfredlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “malfunctioning” (#31,249), “mangled” (#31,251), “mailer” (#31,248). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Manfred” is #31,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Manfred, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,250 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Manfred, with forms such as "amnfred", "mafnred", and "manferd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "manned", "manure", "marred", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Manfred. The correct English form is Manfred, spelled M-A-N-F-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
  2. 2
    A male given name from German.
  3. 3
    A surname from German.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Manfred appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We can only speculate what Manfred Laber, the artist, had in mind. According to Barbara Schlecht, head of the Zeitpyramide trust, Mr. Laber was fully aware of the consequences of his design.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Manfred.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnfred
  • mafnred
  • manferd
  • manffred
  • manfrde
  • manfredd
  • manfrred
  • mannfred
  • manrfed
  • mmanfred
  • mnafred

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Manfred - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnfred2mafnred2manferd2manffred1manfrde2manfredd1manfrred1mannfred1
Edit distance from "Manfred"

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 "Manfred"?
"Manfred" is spelled M-A-N-F-R-E-D.
What does "Manfred" mean?
As a proper noun, "Manfred" means: An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
What words are commonly confused with "Manfred"?
"Manfred" is commonly confused with "manned", "manure", "marred". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Manfred"?
Borrowed from German Manfred. 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 "Manfred", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mangled#31,251Lasalle#31,238katniss#31,231Kampala#31,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

labourer11 variantsNepalese11 variantsIgnatius11 variantspurging11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list