Mandala

[ˈmandala]

/[ˈmandala]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mandala” is uncommon German (frequency #63,548 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,548
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation

Corpus desk

Index DE-mandala · Mandala · German

Mandala · rank #63,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,548
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mandl

Nearest frequency peer: Mandl (+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 „Mandala“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mandala
PropertyValue
HeadwordMandala
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmandala]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mandala“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mandl“ (#63,549), „malaysischen“ (#63,546), „manövriert“ (#63,550). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mandala“ bei #63,548. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mandala is uncommon German at frequency #63,548 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmandala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mandala, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mandala, spelled M-A-N-D-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mandalas werden oft zu meditativen Zwecken angefertigt.
  2. Das Mandala spielt sowohl im Buddhismus als auch im Hinduismus eine Rolle.

This word in other languages

mandala(English)mandala(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 "Mandala"?
"Mandala" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmandala].
What does "Mandala" mean?
As a noun, "Mandala" means: kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation
How do you pronounce "Mandala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mandala" is [ˈmandala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mandala" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list