mano
/ˈmɑːnəʊ/noun
mano is spelled M-A-N-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mano means “A stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mano is manos or manoes.
How many letters and syllables are in mano?
| Letters | 4: M-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mano?
Mano appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 mano?
- /ˈmɑːnəʊ/
Mano has 2 syllables (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)-Vealhurl-mano.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mano?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mano.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mona, moan, noma, maon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mano
- manos plural
- manoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mano come from?
Borrowed from Spanish mano (“hand”). Doublet of manus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).