manage

[ˈmanɪdʒ]

/[ˈmanɪdʒ]/ verb

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The verdict

“manage” is uncommon German (frequency #70,542 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,542
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewältigen, schaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-manage · manage · German

manage · rank #70,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,542
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mammon

Nearest frequency peer: Mammon (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „manage“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „manage“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manage
PropertyValue
Headwordmanage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmanɪdʒ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „manage“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).managefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mammon“ (#70,541), „Manna“ (#70,543), „malm“ (#70,540). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „manage“ bei #70,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manage is uncommon German at frequency #70,542 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmanɪdʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is manage, spelled M-A-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewältigen, schaffen
  2. 2
    organisieren, verwalten
  3. 3
    führen, leiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how manage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To manage the administration of this office is far of being an easy task.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manage"?
"manage" is spelled M-A-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanɪdʒ].
What does "manage" mean?
As a verb, "manage" means: bewältigen, schaffen
How do you pronounce "manage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manage" is [ˈmanɪdʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manage" come from?
"manage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mammon#70,541Machos#70,533length#70,514Lacken#70,504

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list