mancherlei

[ˈmançɐlaɪ̯]

/[ˈmançɐlaɪ̯]/ pron

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The verdict

“mancherlei” is uncommon German (frequency #61,723 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,723
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einige verschiedene, Verschiedenes

Key facts for mancherlei
PropertyValue
Headwordmancherlei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈmançɐlaɪ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mancherlei” 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). mancherlei 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

mancherlei is uncommon German at frequency #61,723 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈmançɐlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einige verschiedene, Verschiedenes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mancherlei, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mancherlei, spelled M-A-N-C-H-E-R-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    einige verschiedene, Verschiedenes

This word in other languages

divers(Français)

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 "mancherlei"?
"mancherlei" is spelled M-A-N-C-H-E-R-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmançɐlaɪ̯].
What does "mancherlei" mean?
As a pronoun, "mancherlei" means: einige verschiedene, Verschiedenes
How do you pronounce "mancherlei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mancherlei" is [ˈmançɐlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mancherlei" come from?
"mancherlei" 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 “mancherlei”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-C-H-E-R-L-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmançɐlaɪ̯] (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