maniérisme

\ma.nje.ʁism\

/\ma.nje.ʁism\/ noun

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The verdict

“maniérisme” is uncommon French (frequency #76,781 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,781
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tendance à l’affectation, à la manière ; ensemble des procédés d’un peintre, d’un écrivain maniéré.

Key facts for maniérisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmaniérisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.nje.ʁism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maniérisme” 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). maniérisme lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

maniérisme is uncommon French at frequency #76,781 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.nje.ʁism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maniérisme, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maniérisme, spelled M-A-N-I-É-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tendance à l’affectation, à la manière ; ensemble des procédés d’un peintre, d’un écrivain maniéré.
  2. 2
    Mouvement artistique de la Renaissance allant de 1520 (mort du peintre Raphaël) à 1580, qui visait à rompre avec la perfection recherchée jusqu’alors et à provoquer des émotions.
  3. 3
    Trouble du comportement qui se traduit par des tics ou des états psychotiques.

This word in other languages

mannerism(English)manierismo(Español)Manierismus(Deutsch)

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 "maniérisme"?
"maniérisme" is spelled M-A-N-I-É-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.nje.ʁism\.
What does "maniérisme" mean?
As a noun, "maniérisme" means: Tendance à l’affectation, à la manière ; ensemble des procédés d’un peintre, d’un écrivain maniéré.
How do you pronounce "maniérisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maniérisme" is \ma.nje.ʁism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maniérisme" come from?
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Using “maniérisme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-I-É-R-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.nje.ʁism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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