manger
man·ger/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/noun
manger is spelled M-A-N-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (man·ger). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manger means “A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manger is mangers.
How many letters and syllables are in manger?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: man·ger |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manger?
Manger appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 manger?
- UK /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/
- UK [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː]
- Australia /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/
Manger has 2 syllables, split man·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-manger.ogg, En-au-manger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manger?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as manger (/eɪndʒə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: german, engram.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of manger
- mangers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
- 2
A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense trough for animals to eat from:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mangeoire |
| German | Krippe, Trog |
| Portuguese | manjedoura |
| Spanish | pesebre |
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 manger come from?
From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).