manometer
/məˈnɒmɪtə/
"manometer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“manometer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈnɒmɪtə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manometer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
manometer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈnɒmɪtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.".
No misspelling variants are generated for manometer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter. The correct English form is manometer, spelled M-A-N-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
Etymology
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “manometer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-N-O-M-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /məˈnɒmɪtə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.