manikin
/ˈmænɪkɪn/noun
manikin is spelled M-A-N-I-K-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manikin means “A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manikin is manikins.
How many letters and syllables are in manikin?
| Letters | 7: M-A-N-I-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manikin?
Manikin appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 manikin?
- /ˈmænɪkɪn/
- /ˈmænəkɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manikin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with manikin
Sounds like: mannequin (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with manikin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as manikin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mankini.
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 manikin
- manikins plural
- mannikin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manikin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).
- 2
A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.
- 3
Alternative spelling of mannequin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manikin come from?
From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn. By surface analysis, man + -ikin. Doublet of manakin and mannequin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).