manœuvrer

\ma.nœ.vʁe\

/\ma.nœ.vʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“manœuvrer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,776
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire fonctionner avec la main.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

manœuvrer vs manœuvres
89% similar
manœuvrer vs manœuvre
89% similar

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

Key facts for manœuvrer
PropertyValue
Headwordmanœuvrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ma.nœ.vʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,776
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manœuvrer” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around manœuvrer (IPA \ma.nœ.vʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,776 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for manœuvrer, with forms such as "amnœuvrer", "mannœuvrer", and "manuœvrer". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "manœuvres", "manœuvre", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is manœuvrer, spelled M-A-N-Œ-U-V-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire fonctionner avec la main.
  2. 2
    Amener quelqu’un à agir contre sa volonté et ses intérêts.
  3. 3
    Faire la manœuvre.
  4. 4
    Faire des manœuvres.
  5. 5
    Art qu’un général déploie pour réussir dans ses projets, soit qu’il veuille attaquer l’ennemi, soit qu’il veuille l’éviter.
  6. 6
    User de procédés habiles pour aboutir à ses fins.

This word in other languages

manoeuvre(English)manövrieren(Deutsch)manobrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnœuvrer,mannœuvrer,manuœvrer,manœurver,manœuverr,manœuvrerr,manœuvrrer,manœuvvrer,manœvurer,maœnuvrer,mmanœuvrer,mnaœuvrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amnœuvrer2mannœuvrer1manuœvrer2manœurver2manœuverr2manœuvrerr1manœuvrrer1manœuvvrer1
Edit distance from "manœuvrer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manœuvrer"?
"manœuvrer" is spelled M-A-N-Œ-U-V-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.nœ.vʁe\.
What does "manœuvrer" mean?
As a verb, "manœuvrer" means: Faire fonctionner avec la main.
What words are commonly confused with "manœuvrer"?
"manœuvrer" is commonly confused with "manœuvres", "manœuvre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manœuvrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manœuvrer" is \ma.nœ.vʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manœuvrer" come from?
"manœuvrer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “manœuvrer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-Œ-U-V-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.nœ.vʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “manœuvres” - see the side-by-side comparison. manœuvrer vs manœuvres
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list