mahnen
[ˈmaːnən]
The verdict
“mahnen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,659
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eindringlich zu einem bestimmten, als erforderlich erachteten Handeln und Benehmen auffordern, drängen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mahnen · mahnen · German
mahnen · rank #32,659 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,659
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH magisches
Nearest frequency peer: magisches (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mahnen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- lotta
lotta
67,347 corpus weight
- Luftverkehr
Luftverkehr
67,345 corpus weight
- magisches
magisches
67,343 corpus weight
- mahnen
mahnen
67,342 corpus weight
- Marionetten
Marionetten
67,340 corpus weight
- materieller
materieller
67,339 corpus weight
What this shows „mahnen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | mahnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmaːnən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,659 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mahnen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around mahnen (IPA [ˈmaːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,659 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mahnen, with forms such as "amhnen", "mahenn", and "mahhnen". 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, "Mann", "malen", "Minen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mahnen, spelled M-A-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1eindringlich zu einem bestimmten, als erforderlich erachteten Handeln und Benehmen auffordern, drängen
- 2energisch bitten
- 3ausdrücklich vor etwas warnen
- 4jemanden auf noch zu Erledigendes, Leistendes, Versprochenes nachdrücklich aufmerksam machen
- 5etwas eindringlich ins Gedächtnis rufen; an etwas erinnern, gedenken
- 6Jägersprache (in Bezug auf weibliche Hirsche) einen Lock- beziehungsweise Warnlaut ausstoßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mahnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Innenminister mahnt trotz Bedrohung zu Gelassenheit …“
„Würde Bosbach im alten Rom leben, hätte man ihn längst an eine Säule auf dem Marktplatz gebunden, wo er zur Belustigung der Römer tagein, tagaus mahnen und warnen würde vor den Gefahren der Barbaren, die das römische Reich an allen Ecken und Enden unterminieren, schnatter, schnatter, schnatter Irgendwann aber hätten die genussfreudigen Römer genug von Bo…
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amhnen
- mahenn
- mahhnen
- mahnenn
- mahnne
- mahnnen
- manhen
- mhanen
- mmahnen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mahnen - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mahnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).