# mann

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,725

## Definitions
1. A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Mann (“man”).

## Easily confused with
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mn)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-may)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-men)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-map)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-max)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-min)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mar)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mon)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mat)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mao)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mau)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mun)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-msn)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-maw)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-many)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mean)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mind)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mark)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mine)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-mass)

## Common misspellings (3)
`amnn`, `mmann`, `mnan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mann