manhunt

/ˈmænˌhʌnt/

//ˈmænˌhʌnt// noun

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

The verdict

“manhunt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,914
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manhunt · manhunt · English

manhunt · rank #27,914 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,914
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH manoeuvre

Nearest frequency peer: manoeuvre (+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 “manhunt”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “manhunt” 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
Key facts for manhunt
PropertyValue
Headwordmanhunt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmænˌhʌnt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,914
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “manhunt”

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).manhuntlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “manoeuvre” (#27,915), “Maltese” (#27,912), “Margo” (#27,916). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manhunt” is #27,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around manhunt (IPA /ˈmænˌhʌnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,914 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for manhunt, with forms such as "amnhunt", "mahnunt", and "manhhunt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From man + hunt. The correct English form is manhunt, spelled M-A-N-H-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
  2. 2
    A variant of hide and seek in which a player who is caught by the seeker themselves becomes a seeker, and the final player remaining is declared the winner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.
  2. Manhunt is a variant of hide-and-seek, she tells me. One person is the seeker. Everyone else hides. If the seeker finds you, you become a seeker, too.

Etymology

From man + hunt.

This word in other languages

persecución(Español)chasse à l'homme(Français)Fahndung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnhunt
  • mahnunt
  • manhhunt
  • manhnut
  • manhunnt
  • manhuntt
  • manhutn
  • mannhunt
  • manuhnt
  • mmanhunt
  • mnahunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amnhunt2mahnunt2manhhunt1manhnut2manhunnt1manhuntt1manhutn2mannhunt1
Edit distance from "manhunt"

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 "manhunt"?
"manhunt" is spelled M-A-N-H-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmænˌhʌnt/.
What does "manhunt" mean?
As a noun, "manhunt" means: An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
What are common misspellings of "manhunt"?
Common misspellings include "amnhunt", "mahnunt", "manhhunt", "manhnut", "manhunnt". The correct spelling is "manhunt".
How do you pronounce "manhunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manhunt" is /ˈmænˌhʌnt/. 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 "manhunt"?
From man + hunt. 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 "manhunt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Maltese#27,912mariner#27,917Marlowe#27,918locator#27,905

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list