manumit
man·u·mit/ˌmænjəˈmɪt/verb
manumit is spelled M-A-N-U-M-I-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables (man·u·mit). It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, manumit means “To release (someone) from slavery; to free” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in manumit?
| Letters | 7: M-A-N-U-M-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: man·u·mit |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manumit?
Manumit appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 manumit?
- UK /ˌmænjʊˈmɪt/
- US /ˌmænjəˈmɪt/
Manumit has 3 syllables, split man·u·mit in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manumit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manumit?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as manumit from its last stressed vowel (/ɪt/):
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 manumit
- manumits present, singular, he/she/it
- manumitting participle, present
- manumitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manumit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To release (someone) from slavery; to free.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manumit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to release (someone) from slavery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affranchir, manumettre |
| German | freisprechen, freilassen |
| Portuguese | manumitir |
| Spanish | manumitir, liberar |
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 manumit come from?
From Middle English manumitten, from Latin manūmittere, from pre-Classical Latin manū ēmittere (literally “send out from one’s hand”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).