Mänade
[mɛˈnaːdə]
The verdict
“Mänade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ekstatisch-orgiastische Frau im Kult des griechischen Weingottes Dionysos
Corpus desk
Index DE-manade · Mänade · German
Mänade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mänade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛˈnaːdə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mänade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mänade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛˈnaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ekstatisch-orgiastische Frau im Kult des griechischen Weingottes Dionysos".
Mänade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mänade, spelled M-Ä-N-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1ekstatisch-orgiastische Frau im Kult des griechischen Weingottes Dionysos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mänade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mänade trägt Reh- oder Leopardenfelle an ihrem Körper.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.