Mandala

Name: Mandala, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈmandala]

/[ˈmandala]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Mandala” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,548 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,548
frequency rank, German: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation

Key facts for Mandala
Property	Value
Headword	Mandala
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈmandala]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#63,548
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mandala” 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). Mandala lands here:

#63,548

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mandala is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmandala]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,548 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
kreisförmiges oder quadratisches symbolisches Gebilde mit einem Zentrum zur Anregung der Meditation

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?

"Mandala" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Mandala”

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

The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-D-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈmandala] (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

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.