Which to use
“Mannschaft” and “Mannschaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,016
- “Mannschaft” frequency rank
- #3,137
- “Mannschaften” frequency rank
- 4153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mannschaft | Mannschaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Besatzung eines Schiffes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mannschaft |
Where the eye mixes Mannschaft and Mannschaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mannschaft vs Mannschaften
A purely visual mix-up. Mannschaft ([ˈmanʃaft]) and Mannschaften ([ˈmanʃaftn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Mannschaft” sits inside “Mannschaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mannschaft is recorded at frequency rank #1,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanʃaft]. Mannschaften is at rank #3,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanʃaftn̩].
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 4153, this pair ranks #1,998,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mannschaft vs Mannschaften
Shared letters: acfhmnst. Private to "Mannschaft": -. Private to "Mannschaften": e.
"Mannschaft" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC · "Mannschaften" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mannschaft ← amnnschaft · manncshaft · mannscahft · mannscchaft · mannschafft · mannschaftt · mannschatf · mannschfat
- Mannschaften ← amnnschaften · manncshaften · mannscahften · mannscchaften · mannschafetn · mannschafften · mannschaftenn · mannschaftne
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Mannschaft" vs "Mannschaften" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mannschaft" and "Mannschaften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mannschaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mannschaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,998,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.