# manus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪnəs/ · frequency rank #33,726

## Definitions
1. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
2. The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.

## Easily confused with
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mau)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-many)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mass)
- **maps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-maps)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mars)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-menu)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mats)
- **mens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mens)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-maui)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mons)
- **Maud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-maud)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mays)
- **maul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-maul)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-maru)
- **means** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-means)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-marks)
- **men's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-men-s)
- **minds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-minds)
- **mines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-mines)
- **minus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-minus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amnus`, `mannus`, `mansu`, `manuss`, `mauns`, `mmanus`, `mnaus`

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