manservant
/ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/noun
manservant is spelled M-A-N-S-E-R-V-A-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manservant means “A male servant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manservant is manservants or menservants.
How many letters and syllables are in manservant?
| Letters | 10: M-A-N-S-E-R-V-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is manservant?
Manservant appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 manservant?
- /ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-manservant.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with manservant
Also written: man-servant (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of manservant
- manservants plural
- menservants plural
- man servant
- man-servant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manservant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male servant.
I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manservant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male servant:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does manservant come from?
From Middle English man servant, man servaunt; equivalent to man + servant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).