manchmal

[ˈmançmaːl]

/[ˈmançmaːl]/ adv

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The verdict

“manchmal” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#556
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem oder mehreren unbestimmten Zeitpunkten („manches Mal“)

Corpus desk

Index DE-manchmal · manchmal · German

manchmal · rank #556 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #556
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH jedem

Nearest frequency peer: jedem (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „manchmal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „manchmal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manchmal
PropertyValue
Headwordmanchmal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈmançmaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#556
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „manchmal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).manchmalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jedem“ (#555), „raus“ (#557), „Hamburg“ (#554). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „manchmal“ bei #556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around manchmal (IPA [ˈmançmaːl]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #556 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu einem oder mehreren unbestimmten Zeitpunkten („manches Mal“)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for manchmal, with forms such as "amnchmal", "macnhmal", and "mancchmal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is manchmal, spelled M-A-N-C-H-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem oder mehreren unbestimmten Zeitpunkten („manches Mal“)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ja, manchmal fahre ich bei ihr vorbei.

Synonyms

bisweilendesweilengelegentlichmitunterzuweilenzuzeitenab und anab und zudann und wannhin und wiedervon Zeit zu Zeit

Antonyms

häufigoftregelmäßignieniemals

This word in other languages

sometimes(English)a veces(Español)parfois(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnchmal
  • macnhmal
  • mancchmal
  • manchaml
  • manchhmal
  • manchmall
  • manchmla
  • manchmmal
  • mancmhal
  • manhcmal
  • mannchmal
  • mmanchmal
  • mnachmal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manchmal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnchmal2macnhmal2mancchmal1manchaml2manchhmal1manchmall1manchmla2manchmmal1
Edit distance from "manchmal"

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 "manchmal"?
"manchmal" is spelled M-A-N-C-H-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmançmaːl].
What does "manchmal" mean?
As an adverb, "manchmal" means: zu einem oder mehreren unbestimmten Zeitpunkten („manches Mal“)
What are common misspellings of "manchmal"?
Common misspellings include "amnchmal", "macnhmal", "mancchmal", "manchaml", "manchhmal". The correct spelling is "manchmal".
How do you pronounce "manchmal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manchmal" is [ˈmançmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manchmal" come from?
"manchmal" 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 "manchmal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

passiert#550weiteren#575ziemlich#577geworden#519

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Österreich13 variantsRichtung13 variantsRegierung13 variantszunächst13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list