Mandarine

[ˌmandaˈʁiːnə]

/[ˌmandaˈʁiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mandarine” is uncommon German (frequency #83,046 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,046
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Pflanze Citrus reticulata aus der Familie der Rautengewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-mandarine · Mandarine · German

Mandarine · rank #83,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,046
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Malter

Nearest frequency peer: Malter (-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 „Mandarine“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mandarine
PropertyValue
HeadwordMandarine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmandaˈʁiːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mandarine“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Malter“ (#83,045), „Mannschaftskollegen“ (#83,047), „malochen“ (#83,044). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mandarine“ bei #83,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mandarine is uncommon German at frequency #83,046 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmandaˈʁiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Mandarine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mandarine, spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Pflanze Citrus reticulata aus der Familie der Rautengewächse
  2. 2
    orangefarbene, essbare Frucht von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mandarine stammt aus China.
  2. Mandarinen werden überwiegend im Herbst geerntet.

Synonyms

Citrus reticulata

Antonyms

ApfelsineOrangePampelmuseZitrone

This word in other languages

mandarin orange(English)mandarino(Español)mandarine(Français)tangerina(Português)

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 "Mandarine"?
"Mandarine" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmandaˈʁiːnə].
What does "Mandarine" mean?
As a noun, "Mandarine" means: die Pflanze Citrus reticulata aus der Familie der Rautengewächse
How do you pronounce "Mandarine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mandarine" is [ˌmandaˈʁiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mandarine" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

machtvoll#83,041litauisch#83,032milestone#83,065Mozarteum#83,077

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list