manned
/mænd/adjective, verb
manned is spelled M-A-N-N-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, manned means “Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in manned?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is manned?
Manned appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce manned?
- /mænd/
Manned has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-manned.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does manned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of man
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manned in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense operated by a person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avec équipage |
| German | bemannt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.