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Mannequin Spelling Quiz

Mannequin or manikin stems etymologically from the Dutch word for "little man" - first record in 1570. But, before you choose mannequin as the correct spelling - read on...

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How do you spell Mannequin/Manikin/Mannikin...?

What is the preferred spelling of mannequin/manikin/mannikin...?

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How to spell mannequin?

"Manikins" are the medical or art version - see example Medical manikins. "Mannequins" are the retail window version - see example (over 3000 examples!) retail mannequins. More than 70% think wooden "mannequin" is a wooden mannequin and not a wooden manikin - the correct spelling depends on whether it is a medical manikin, and art manikin, or a window mannequin!

Mannequin spelling according to Google search results

According to Google, the number of pages with mannequin in the page is 5,690,000. For manikin it is 452,000. For mannikin it is 131,000.

Google spelling results comparison for mannequin/manikin
Google spelling results comparison for mannequin/manikin - see Google Fight for mannequin/manikin

Mannequin spelling according to Wikipedia

Wikipedia offers the three alternate spellings as mannequin, manikin, or mannikin.

Mannequin at The Free Dictionary

The Free Dictionary, has an entry for manikin, mannikin, and mannequin. According to the free online spell checker at spellchecker.net, mannikin is a misspelling in Australia, UK, USA, and Canada. Mannequin and manikin are the correct spellings in all these countries: Australia, UK, USA, and Canada.

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Mannequin/Manikin/Mannikin spelling in Microsoft Word
Mannequin/Manikin/Mannikin spelling in Microsoft Word (showing US English spelling) - same result for UK English. Note: The red underlining means incorrect spelling for non-word users - it doesn't indicate that this is the correct spelling!

Mannequin at Word Count

Word Count.org shows the most popular words in English ranked by commonness. WordCount data currently comes from the British National CorpusŪ, a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources. According to Word Count:

  • Mannikin is at position 70005 in popularity out of 86800 words
  • Manikin does not exist
  • Mannequin is at position 53848

Now seriously, how do you REALLY spell it!

If it's a medical dummy or artists tool then we say use manikin. If it's for window display or it's clothing related then use mannequin. Avoid the double 'n' spelling of mannikin - as this is flagged by most spell checkers. All other spelling are dubious - unless referring to something else not mentioned on this page.

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Laughing mannequin via Brian's culture blog.
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