Mähne
[ˈmɛːnə]
The verdict
“Mähne” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,097
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mahne · Mähne · German
Mähne · rank #37,097 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,097
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH mörderische
Nearest frequency peer: mörderische (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mähne”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mundharmoni…
Mundharmonika
62,907 corpus weight
- Musikunterr…
Musikunterricht
62,906 corpus weight
- Mähne
Mähne
62,904 corpus weight
- mörderische
mörderische
62,903 corpus weight
- Möwe
Möwe
62,902 corpus weight
- mündete
mündete
62,901 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mähne” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mähne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛːnə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #37,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mähne” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Mähne (IPA [ˈmɛːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,097 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mähne, with forms such as "mhäne", "mmähne", and "mähhne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "man", "Mann", "Main", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mähne, spelled M-Ä-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen
- 2langes, ungeordnetes Kopfhaar bei Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mähne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Löwe im Zoo hat eine prächtige Mähne.
„Die Mähne reicht ihnen bis zur Brust, ihr Schweif fegt den Hügel.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mhäne
- mmähne
- mähhne
- mähnne
- mänhe
- ämhne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mähne - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mähne", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.