manslayer
noun
manslayer is spelled M-A-N-S-L-A-Y-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manslayer means “One who commits homicide or manslaughter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manslayer is manslayers.
How many letters and syllables are in manslayer?
| Letters | 9: M-A-N-S-L-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 manslayer?
Manslayer appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of manslayer
- manslayers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manslayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who commits homicide or manslaughter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manslayer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who commits manslaughter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Totschläger |
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 manslayer come from?
From Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalent to man + slayer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).