manure

/məˈnjʊə/

//məˈnjʊə// verb

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"manure" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manure” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,434
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

Corpus desk

Index EN-manure · manure · English

manure · rank #22,434 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,434
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mariah

Nearest frequency peer: Mariah (+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 “manure”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “manure” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manure vs mare
67% similar
manure vs Maude
50% similar
manure vs Maura
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manure
PropertyValue
Headwordmanure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/məˈnjʊə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,434
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “manure”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).manurelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Mariah” (#22,435), “mahal” (#22,432), “McCormick” (#22,436). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “manure” is #22,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around manure (IPA /məˈnjʊə/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,434 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for manure, with forms such as "amnure", "mannure", and "manrue". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mare", "Maude", "Maura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maynouren, manuren (“to supervise, toil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver, or in French manœuvrer) from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”), from Latin manū (“by hand”) +… The correct English form is manure, spelled M-A-N-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
  2. 2
    To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A woman that wandring in our coaſtes hath bought / A plot for price: where ſhe a citie ſet: / To whom we gaue the ſtrond for to manure.
  2. Manure thyself then; to thyself be approved; / And with vain, outward things be no more moved.

Etymology

From Middle English maynouren, manuren (“to supervise, toil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver, or in French manœuvrer) from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”), from Latin manū (“by hand”) + operārī (“to work”).

This word in other languages

cultivar(Español)düngen(Deutsch)estercar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnure
  • mannure
  • manrue
  • manuer
  • manurre
  • maunre
  • mmanure
  • mnaure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manure - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amnure2mannure1manrue2manuer2manurre1maunre2mmanure1mnaure2
Edit distance from "manure"

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 "manure"?
"manure" is spelled M-A-N-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈnjʊə/.
What does "manure" mean?
As a verb, "manure" means: To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
What words are commonly confused with "manure"?
"manure" is commonly confused with "mare", "Maude", "Maura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manure" is /məˈnjʊə/. 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 "manure"?
From Middle English maynouren, manuren (“to supervise, toil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver, or in French manœuvrer) from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”), from Latin manū (“b... 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 "manure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mariah#22,435Millie#22,443linden#22,424newbie#22,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hooray8 variantsflask8 variantsflaps8 variantsseaman8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list