ManuskriptvsManuskripteTell them apart

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

#12,756
“Manuskript” frequency rank
#26,096
“Manuskripte” frequency rank
38852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Manuskript Manuskripte
Definition handschriftlich verfasstes Werk Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Manuskript

Where the eye mixes Manuskript and Manuskripte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Manuskript
11 ch
Manuskripte

Visual trap between Manuskript and Manuskripte

A purely visual mix-up. Manuskript ([manuˈskʁɪpt]) and Manuskripte ([manuˈskʁɪptə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Manuskript” sits inside “Manuskripte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Manuskript is recorded at frequency rank #12,756, classified as anoun, pronounced [manuˈskʁɪpt]. Manuskripte is at rank #26,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [manuˈskʁɪptə].

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 38852, this pair ranks #1,552,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Manuskript vs Manuskripte

Shared letters: aikmnprstu. Private to "Manuskript": -. Private to "Manuskripte": e.

"Manuskript" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC  ·  "Manuskripte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Manuskriptamnuskript · mannuskript · mansukript · manuksript · manuskirpt · manuskkript · manuskrippt · manuskriptt
  • Manuskripteamnuskripte · mannuskripte · mansukripte · manuksripte · manuskirpte · manuskkripte · manuskripet · manuskrippte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Manuskript" for "Manuskripte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([manuˈskʁɪpt] versus [manuˈskʁɪptə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Manuskript" or "Manuskripte"?
"Manuskript" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,756 in our German list, against #26,096 for "Manuskripte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Manuskript" and "Manuskripte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Manuskript" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Manuskripte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,552,925 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 #1,552,925 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