manor
/ˈmænə(ɹ)/
"manor" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“manor” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,494 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,494
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A landed estate.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmænə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,494 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manor” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for manor is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmænə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,494 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for manor, with forms such as "amnor", "mannor", and "manorr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mar", "mao", "MOR", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor. The correct English form is manor, spelled M-A-N-O-R.
Definition
- 1A landed estate.
- 2The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
- 3A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
- 4The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
- 5Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
- 6One's neighbourhood.
Etymology
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amnor,mannor,manorr,manro,maonr,mmanor,mnaor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “manor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-N-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmænə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mar” - see the side-by-side comparison. manor vs mar
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.