Manhattanite
adjective, noun
Manhattanite is spelled M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N-I-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Manhattanite means “Of, or from, Manhattan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Manhattanite?
| Letters | 12: M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 Manhattanite?
Manhattanite appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
Forms of Manhattanite
- Manhattanites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Manhattanite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or from, Manhattan.
noun
- 1
Someone from Manhattan.
Walter Gaskell was a tall, silver-haired Manhattanite with a narrow waist and broad shoulders, and his blue eyes had the luminous, emptied-out look of a reformed alcoholic's.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Manhattanite come from?
From Manhattan + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).