# manner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmænə/ · frequency rank #2,742

## Definitions
1. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
2. Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
3. One's customary method of acting; habit.
4. Good, polite behaviour.
5. The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
6. A certain degree or measure.
7. Sort; kind; style.
8. Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

## Etymology
From Middle English manere, maner, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera.

## Easily confused with
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-manor)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mayer)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-miner)
- **manny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-manny)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mater)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mayne)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-marne)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-matter)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-master)
- **marker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-marker)
- **Manuel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-manuel)
- **Milner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-milner)
- **mantel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mantel)
- **meaner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-meaner)
- **monger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-monger)
- **Maurer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-maurer)
- **manners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-manners)
- **mariner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mariner)
- **meander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-meander)
- **mannered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-mannered)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amnner`, `manenr`, `maner`, `mannerr`, `mannre`, `mmanner`, `mnaner`

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