manhunt
/ˈmænˌhʌnt/noun
manhunt is spelled M-A-N-H-U-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manhunt means “An organized search for a criminal or enemy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manhunt is manhunts.
How many letters and syllables are in manhunt?
| Letters | 7: M-A-N-H-U-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is manhunt?
Manhunt appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 manhunt?
- US /ˈmænˌhʌnt/
Manhunt has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manhunt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with manhunt
Also written: man hunt (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of manhunt
- manhunts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manhunt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manhunt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organized search:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chasse à l'homme |
| German | Fahndung, Großfahndung, Verbrecherjagd, Menschenjagd |
| Spanish | persecución, cacería, cacería humana |
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 manhunt come from?
From man + hunt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).