manned

/mænd/

//mænd// adj

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

The verdict

“manned” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,652
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manned · manned · English

manned · rank #15,652 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,652
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH makeover

Nearest frequency peer: makeover (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “manned”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “manned” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manned vs manny
67% similar
manned vs mined
67% similar
manned vs mated
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manned
PropertyValue
Headwordmanned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mænd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,652
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “manned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mannedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “makeover” (#15,651), “Marcos” (#15,653), “leash” (#15,650). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manned” is #15,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around manned (IPA /mænd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,652 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for manned, with forms such as "amnned", "maned", and "manend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "manny", "mined", "mated", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is manned, spelled M-A-N-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. At Putney Bridge the train description transmissions for eastbound trains must be originated as there is no manned signal cabin on the London Transport system beyond this point; [...].

Antonyms

unmanneduncrewed

This word in other languages

bemannt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnned
  • maned
  • manend
  • mannde
  • mannedd
  • mmanned
  • mnaned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manned - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnned2maned1manend2mannde2mannedd1mmanned1mnaned2
Edit distance from "manned"

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 "manned"?
"manned" is spelled M-A-N-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mænd/.
What does "manned" mean?
As an adjective, "manned" means: Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.
What words are commonly confused with "manned"?
"manned" is commonly confused with "manny", "mined", "mated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manned"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manned" is /mænd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manned" come from?
"manned" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Marcos#15,653mercer#15,659Joanne#15,643Miriam#15,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

leash7 variantspollen7 variantsfunnel7 variantsRamos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list