manhattan
Man·hat·tan/mænˈhætn̩/noun
manhattan is spelled M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (Man·hat·tan). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manhattan means “Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manhattan is manhattans.
How many letters and syllables are in manhattan?
| Letters | 9: M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Man·hat·tan |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 manhattan?
Manhattan appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th 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 manhattan?
- UK /mænˈhætn̩/
- US /mænˈhætn̩/
- US [mænˈhæʔn̩]
Manhattan has 3 syllables, split Man·hat·tan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-NYC-Manhattan.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Zazollo-Manhattan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manhattan?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as manhattan from its last stressed vowel (/ætn/):
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 manhattan
- manhattans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manhattan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”).
- 2
a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
noun
- 1
A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manhattan come from?
From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).