manslaughter

/ˈmænˌslɔːtə/

//ˈmænˌslɔːtə// noun

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"manslaughter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manslaughter” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,668
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The slaying of a human being.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manslaughter · manslaughter · English

manslaughter · rank #17,668 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,668
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH manageable

Nearest frequency peer: manageable (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “manslaughter”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “manslaughter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manslaughter
PropertyValue
Headwordmanslaughter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmænˌslɔːtə/
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,668
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “manslaughter”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).manslaughterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “manageable” (#17,667), “Marianne” (#17,670), “Madras” (#17,665). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manslaughter” is #17,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around manslaughter (IPA /ˈmænˌslɔːtə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,668 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for manslaughter, with forms such as "amnslaughter", "manlsaughter", and "mannslaughter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English manslaȝter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as an adaptation of Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), from mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”), see manslaught. Cognate with Scots manslauchter (“homicid… The correct English form is manslaughter, spelled M-A-N-S-L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The slaying of a human being.
  2. 2
    The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how manslaughter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.

Etymology

From Middle English manslaȝter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as an adaptation of Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), from mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”), see manslaught. Cognate with Scots manslauchter (“homicide”). Compare also Old Frisian monslaga (“murder”).

This word in other languages

homicidio(Español)homicide involontaire(Français)Totschlag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnslaughter
  • manlsaughter
  • mannslaughter
  • mansalughter
  • manslaguhter
  • manslaugghter
  • manslaughetr
  • manslaughhter
  • manslaughterr
  • manslaughtre
  • manslaughtter
  • manslaugther
  • manslauhgter
  • mansllaughter
  • mansluaghter
  • mansslaughter
  • masnlaughter
  • mmanslaughter
  • mnaslaughter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manslaughter - 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.

amnslaughter2manlsaughter2mannslaughter1mansalughter2manslaguhter2manslaugghter1manslaughetr2manslaughhter1
Edit distance from "manslaughter"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manslaughter"?
"manslaughter" is spelled M-A-N-S-L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmænˌslɔːtə/.
What does "manslaughter" mean?
As a noun, "manslaughter" means: The slaying of a human being.
What are common misspellings of "manslaughter"?
Common misspellings include "amnslaughter", "manlsaughter", "mannslaughter", "mansalughter", "manslaguhter". The correct spelling is "manslaughter".
How do you pronounce "manslaughter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manslaughter" is /ˈmænˌslɔːtə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "manslaughter"?
From Middle English manslaȝter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as an adaptation of Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), from mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”), see manslaught. Cognate with Scots manslauchter... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manslaughter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list