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manifest

man·i·fest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjective, noun, verb

manifest is spelled M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (man·i·fest). It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, manifest means “Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in manifest?

Letters8: M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T
Syllables3: man·i·fest
In writing4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 manifest?

Manifest appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 manifest?

  • US /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
  • US /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/

Manifest has 3 syllables, split man·i·fest in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-manifest.ogg, En-au-manifest.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of manifest

  • more manifest comparative
  • most manifest superlative
  • manifests plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • manifesting participle, present
  • manifested participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does manifest mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

  2. 2

    Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.

  3. 3

    rareDetect; convicted.

noun

  1. 1

    A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.

    Near-synonyms: bill of lading, waybill

  2. 2

    A file containing metadata describing other files.

  3. 3

    obsoleteA public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

verb

  1. 1

    To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

    His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.

  2. 2

    To become manifest; to be revealed.

    His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.

  3. 3

    informalTo will something to exist.

  4. 4

    To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Manifest in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchmanifeste (evident to the senses, especially to the sight…), bordereau (list of passengers or goods), profession de foi, proclamation, déclaration (obsolete: public declaration), manifester ((''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to…)
Germanmanifest (evident to the senses, especially to the sight…), Ladungsliste (list of passengers or goods), Manifest (obsolete: public declaration), manifestieren ((''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to…)
Portuguesemanifesto, evidente (evident to the senses, especially to the sight…), manifestar ((''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to…), óbvio (obvious to the understanding, easily…), dar ao manifesto ((transitive) to exhibit the manifests or…)
Spanishmanifiesto (evident to the senses, especially to the sight…), sobordo (list of passengers or goods), manifestar ((''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to…), manifestarse ((intransitive) to become manifest; to be…)

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 manifest come from?

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifesto.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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