manu
/ˈmanʉː/noun
manu is spelled M-A-N-U: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Manu, the name). As a noun, manu means “A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manu is manus.
How many letters and syllables are in manu?
| Letters | 4: M-A-N-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manu?
Manu appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Manu, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce manu?
- /ˈmanʉː/
Manu has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with manu?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as manu.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maun.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of manu
- manus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
- 2
manufacturer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).