# Manuel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɑnˈwɛl/ · frequency rank #8,821

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

## Easily confused with
- **maul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-maul)
- **manus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-manus)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-marvel)
- **Miguel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-miguel)
- **marcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-marcel)
- **manure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-manure)
- **Mattel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-mattel)
- **Mendel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-mendel)
- **martel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manuel-vs-martel)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manu-vs-manuel)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mane-vs-manuel)
- **Mabel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mabel-vs-manuel)
- **manner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-manuel)
- **manual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manual-vs-manuel)
- **manned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manned-vs-manuel)
- **manger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manger-vs-manuel)
- **mantel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-manuel)
- **Manley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manley-vs-manuel)
- **Mandel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandel-vs-manuel)
- **Mandela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandela-vs-manuel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amnuel`, `maneul`, `mannuel`, `manuell`, `manule`, `maunel`, `mmanuel`, `mnauel`

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