manger

/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

//ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)// noun

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"manger" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,363
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manger · manger · English

manger · rank #29,363 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH manicure

Nearest frequency peer: manicure (+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 “manger”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “manger” 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).

manger vs manor
67% similar
manger vs Mayer
50% similar
manger vs miner
67% similar

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

Key facts for manger
PropertyValue
Headwordmanger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,363
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “manger”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mangerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “manicure” (#29,364), “mainframe” (#29,361), “mares” (#29,365). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manger” is #29,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around manger (IPA /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,363 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for manger, with forms such as "amnger", "magner", and "manegr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "manor", "Mayer", "miner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire. The correct English form is manger, spelled M-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
  2. 2
    A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A Churliſh Envious Curr vvas gotten into a Manger, and there lay Growling and Snarling to keep the Horſes from their Provender. The Dog Eat None himſelf, and yet rather Ventur'd the Starving his Own Carcaſe then he would ſuffer any thing elfe to be the Better for't.
  2. It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon then for her To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.

Etymology

From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire.

This word in other languages

pesebre(Español)mangeoire(Français)Krippe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnger
  • magner
  • manegr
  • mangerr
  • mangger
  • mangre
  • mannger
  • mmanger
  • mnager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manger - 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.

amnger2magner2manegr2mangerr1mangger1mangre2mannger1mmanger1
Edit distance from "manger"

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 "manger"?
"manger" is spelled M-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does "manger" mean?
As a noun, "manger" means: A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
What words are commonly confused with "manger"?
"manger" is commonly confused with "manor", "Mayer", "miner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manger" is /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "manger"?
From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire. 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 "manger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

looser#29,352Loomis#29,350minted#29,379Mosley#29,388

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Lausanne9 variantsnestle9 variantsPhuket9 variantsHannity9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list