Mahnwesen
German, noun/ˈmaːnˌveːzn̩/
Mahnwesen is spelled M-A-H-N-W-E-S-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mahnwesen is a German neuter noun meaning “dunning, accounts receivable management, debt collection process (the systematic process of tracking and collecting overdue payments from…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Mahnwesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdunning, accounts receivable management, debt collection process (the systematic process of tracking and collecting overdue payments from debtors)
Ein effizientes Mahnwesen ist entscheidend für die Liquidität eines Unternehmens.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Mahnwesen
- Mahnwesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mahnwesen?
- /ˈmaːnˌveːzn̩/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mahnwesen in German?
Mahnwesen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).