mannose

noun

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"mannose" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mannose” is uncommon English (frequency #80,645 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,645
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mannose · mannose · English

mannose · rank #80,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,645
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH malic

Nearest frequency peer: malic (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “mannose”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mannose” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mannose
PropertyValue
Headwordmannose
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mannose” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mannosefalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “malic” (#80,644), “mansplaining” (#80,647), “Madura” (#80,642). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mannose” is #80,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mannose is uncommon English at frequency #80,645 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mannose, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From manna + -ose. The correct English form is mannose, spelled M-A-N-N-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

Etymology

From manna + -ose.

Synonyms

carubinoseseminose

This word in other languages

manosa(Español)

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 "mannose"?
"mannose" is spelled M-A-N-N-O-S-E.
What does "mannose" mean?
As a noun, "mannose" means: A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.
What is the origin of the word "mannose"?
From manna + -ose. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Letizia#80,617Mycenae#80,691Myerson#80,693Kalpana#80,588

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list