manifesto
/ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ/noun, verb
manifesto is spelled M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manifesto means “A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manifesto is manifestos or manifestoes.
How many letters and syllables are in manifesto?
| Letters | 9: M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 manifesto?
Manifesto appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 manifesto?
- UK /ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/
- UK /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.təʊ/
- US /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ/
Manifesto has 4 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-manifesto.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manifesto?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as manifesto from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstoʊ/):
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 manifesto
- manifestos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- manifestoes plural
- manifesti plural
- manifestoing participle, present
- manifestoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manifesto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
the Communist Manifesto
verb
- 1
To issue a manifesto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manifesto in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense public declaration:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | manifeste |
| German | Manifest |
| Portuguese | manifesto |
| Spanish | manifiesto |
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 manifesto come from?
Since the mid 17th century, from Italian manifesto, from manifestare + -o, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”), from Latin manus + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).