MannevsMännerConfusable pair

Which to use

“Manne” and “Männer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,334
“Manne” frequency rank
#435
“Männer” frequency rank
41769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Manne Männer
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mann Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mann

Where the eye mixes Manne and Männer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Manne
6 ch
Männer

Visual trap between Manne and Männer

A purely visual mix-up. Manne ([ˈmanə]) and Männer ([ˈmɛnɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Manne is recorded at frequency rank #41,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanə]. Männer is at rank #435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛnɐ].

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 41769, this pair ranks #1,469,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Manne vs Männer

Shared letters: emn. Private to "Manne": a. Private to "Männer": .

"Manne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Männer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Manneamnne · mane · mmanne · mnane

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Manne" and "Männer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmanə] versus [ˈmɛnɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Manne" or "Männer"?
"Männer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #435 in our German list, against #41,334 for "Manne". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Manne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Männer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,469,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Manne" and "Männer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Manne vs Matze". 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 #1,469,621 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