managed

[mænɪdʒd]

/[mænɪdʒd]/ verb

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The verdict

“managed” is uncommon German (frequency #55,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,533
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs manage

Key facts for managed
PropertyValue
Headwordmanaged
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mænɪdʒd]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “managed” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). managed lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

managed is uncommon German at frequency #55,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mænɪdʒd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs manage".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for managed, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is managed, spelled M-A-N-A-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs manage

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 "managed"?
"managed" is spelled M-A-N-A-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [mænɪdʒd].
What does "managed" mean?
As a verb, "managed" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs manage
How do you pronounce "managed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "managed" is [mænɪdʒd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "managed" come from?
"managed" 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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Using “managed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-A-G-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mænɪdʒd] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list