Which to use
“Mangels” is a noun and “mangelte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,952
- “Mangels” frequency rank
- #42,672
- “mangelte” frequency rank
- 49624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mangels | mangelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mangel | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mangeln |
Where the eye mixes Mangels and mangelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mangels and mangelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mangels is [ˈmaŋl̩s] while mangelte is [ˈmaŋl̩tə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mangels is recorded at frequency rank #6,952, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaŋl̩s]. mangelte is at rank #42,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaŋl̩tə].
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 49624, this pair ranks #1,204,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mangels vs mangelte
Shared letters: aeglmn. Private to "Mangels": s. Private to "mangelte": t.
"Mangels" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mangelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mangels" and "mangelte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mangels" vs "mangelte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mangels" and "mangelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mangels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mangelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mangels" and "mangelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mängeln vs mangelte". 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 #1,204,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.