# manna

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmænə/ · frequency rank #37,082

## Definitions
1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
2. Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
3. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

## Easily confused with
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-many)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-maya)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mans)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mona)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mara)
- **mina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mina)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-manu)
- **mRNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mrna)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mena)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mano)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-masa)
- **Munn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-munn)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-maria)
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-manor)
- **manny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-manny)
- **Mazda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mazda)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-marta)
- **massa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-massa)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mayne)

## Common misspellings (4)
`amnna`, `manan`, `mmanna`, `mnana`

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