manioc

/ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/

//ˈmæ.ni.ɒk// noun

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"manioc" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manioc” is uncommon English (frequency #89,598 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,598
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manioc · manioc · English

manioc · rank #89,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,598
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH manfully

Nearest frequency peer: manfully (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “manioc”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “manioc” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manioc
PropertyValue
Headwordmanioc
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “manioc” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).maniocfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “manfully” (#89,597), “manzanita” (#89,599), “Manado” (#89,594). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manioc” is #89,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manioc is uncommon English at frequency #89,598 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for manioc in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka. The correct English form is manioc, spelled M-A-N-I-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
  2. 2
    Cassava root, eaten as a food.
  3. 3
    A food starch prepared from the root.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1975, William R. Bascom, African Dilemma Tales, Mouton (De Gruyter), page 86, The banana, the most important crop above ground, quarreled with the manioc, the most important underground crop. […] The manioc said that it, the yam, the sweet potato, and others were the ones that fed people and that without them people could not exist.
  2. 1977, Donald W. Lathrap, Our Father the Cayman, Our Mother the Gourd, Charles A. Reed (editor), Origins of Agriculture, Mouton (De Gruyter), page 741, The selection process leading to the bitter group of maniocs has been in terms of higher starch yield and in terms of starch of a quality more appropriate for making bread ans flour.

Etymology

From French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka.

Synonyms

cassavayucacassavayucacassavatapioca

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 "manioc"?
"manioc" is spelled M-A-N-I-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/.
What does "manioc" mean?
As a noun, "manioc" means: The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
How do you pronounce "manioc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manioc" is /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/. 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 "manioc"?
From French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka. 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 "manioc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Manado#89,594Marlee#89,603Luella#89,571Ludlam#89,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list