Manuever or maneuver?
Did you mean maneuver? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: maneuver. Misspelling: manuever.
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Memory tip
Man + eu + ver: the E comes before the U. British English writes manoeuvre.
Why people write “manuever”
The misspelling “manuever” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and U.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make maneuver automatic.
Other misspellings of “maneuver”
People also write “manuver”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“manuver”
Correct spelling: maneuver. Misspelling: manuver.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “manuver” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
What does “maneuver” mean?
maneuver noun
maneuver verb
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- act in order to achieve a certain goal
“He maneuvered to get the chairmanship”
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Maneuver” in a sentence
- The pilot performed a tricky maneuver.
- He made a great maneuver.
- He maneuvered to get the chairmanship.
Is “maneuver” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“manuever” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MANEUVER.