# mano

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #32,070

## Definitions
1. A stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mano (“hand”). Doublet of manus.

## Easily confused with
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mo)
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mn)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-may)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-men)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-map)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-max)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-min)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mar)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mon)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mat)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mao)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-moo)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mau)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mun)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-msn)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-maw)
- **MMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mmo)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-many)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mean)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-mind)

## Common misspellings (4)
`amno`, `manno`, `mmano`, `mnao`

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