managen
German, verb/ˈmɛnɪdʒn̩/
managen is spelled M-A-N-A-G-E-N (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,090th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Managen is a German verb meaning “to manage (a team, a band, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Organisation von etwas durchführen”.
What does managen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to manage (a team, a band, etc.)
- 2
to handle, to deal with (an ongoing task or responsibility)
Meine Frau managt den ganzen Papierkram.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. die Organisation von etwas durchführen 2. jemanden betreuen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of managen
- managt present singular third-person
- managet present proscribed singular
- managte past
- managete past proscribed
- gemanagt participle past
- gemanaged participle past
- gemanaget participle past proscribed
- haben auxiliary
- managend participle present
- manage first-person indicative present
- managst indicative present second-person
- managest indicative present proscribed
- managten first-person indicative plural
- manageten first-person indicative plural
- managtest indicative preterite second-person
- managetest indicative preterite proscribed
- manage! imperative singular
- managt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce managen?
- /ˈmɛnɪdʒn̩/
- /ˈmɛnɛtʃn̩/
- [ˈmɛnɪd͡ʒn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to managen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is managen in German?
managen appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).