# manor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmænə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,494

## Definitions
1. A landed estate.
2. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
3. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
4. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
5. Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
6. One's neighbourhood.

## Etymology
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.

## Easily confused with
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mar)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mao)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mor)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-many)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mayo)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mans)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-moor)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-manu)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-marr)
- **mino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mino)
- **Mawr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mawr)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mayor)
- **minor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-minor)
- **motor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-motor)
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mason)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mayer)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-miner)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mater)
- **Maori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-maori)
- **manus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-manus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amnor`, `mannor`, `manorr`, `manro`, `maonr`, `mmanor`, `mnaor`

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