Manitoba
/ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/
"manitoba" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Manitoba” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,525
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Manitoba |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,525 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Manitoba” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Manitoba (IPA /ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,525 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Manitoba, with forms such as "amnitoba", "maintoba", and "maniotba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo. The correct English form is Manitoba, spelled M-A-N-I-T-O-B-A.
Definition
- 1A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.
Etymology
From Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amnitoba
- maintoba
- maniotba
- manitboa
- manitoab
- manitobba
- manittoba
- mannitoba
- mantioba
- mmanitoba
- mnaitoba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Manitoba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Manitoba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-N-I-T-O-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.