managenvsMandatenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: managen is a verb, Mandaten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“managen” is a verb and “Mandaten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,229
“managen” frequency rank
#41,980
“Mandaten” frequency rank
67209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature managen Mandaten
Definition die Organisation von etwas durchführen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mandat

Where the eye mixes managen and Mandaten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. managen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Mandaten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
managen
8 ch
Mandaten

Look-alike desk: managen vs Mandaten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: managen is [ˈmɛnɪd͡ʒn̩] while Mandaten is [manˈdaːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

managen is recorded at frequency rank #25,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛnɪd͡ʒn̩]. Mandaten is at rank #41,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [manˈdaːtn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 67209, this pair ranks #547,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of managen vs Mandaten

Shared letters: aemn. Private to "managen": g. Private to "Mandaten": dt.

"managen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Mandaten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • managen ← amnagen · maangen · manaegn · managenn · managgen · managne · mangaen · mannagen
  • Mandaten ← amndaten · madnaten · manadten · mandaetn · mandatenn · mandatne · mandatten · manddaten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "managen" for "Mandaten" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "managen" is a verb and "Mandaten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "managen" or "Mandaten" show up more?
"managen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,229 in our German list, against #41,980 for "Mandaten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "managen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mandaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #547,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "managen" and "Mandaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mandaten vs Mundarten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #547,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list