Mandat

[manˈdaːt]

/[manˈdaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mandat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,418
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auftrag des Volkes, der Wähler an den Abgeordneten oder die Abgeordnete

Corpus desk

Index DE-mandat · Mandat · German

Mandat · rank #8,418 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,418
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH loswerden

Nearest frequency peer: loswerden (-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 „Mandat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mandat vs Monat
67% similar
Mandat vs Manga
67% similar
Mandat vs Mandy
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mandat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMandat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[manˈdaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,418
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mandat“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mandatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „loswerden“ (#8,417), „Meisterschaften“ (#8,419), „Lippe“ (#8,416). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mandat“ bei #8,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mandat (IPA [manˈdaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,418 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mandat, with forms such as "amndat", "madnat", and "manadt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Monat", "Manga", "Mandy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mandat, spelled M-A-N-D-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auftrag des Volkes, der Wähler an den Abgeordneten oder die Abgeordnete
  2. 2
    Auftrag an einen Rechtsanwalt
  3. 3
    meist schriftlicher Auftrag, Befehl eines Herrschers an einen Untergebenen
  4. 4
    Auftrag durch ein internationales Gremium an ein Land/eine Ländergruppe, ein bestimmtes Gebiet vertretungsweise zu verwalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am 18.9.2005 werden die Mandate wieder neu vergeben.
  2. „Bei der Landtagswahl zwei Monate später wurde der bekennende Marxist von Oertzen wiedergewählt, wurde Kultusminister in Niedersachsen und hielt in der Folge sein Mandat bis 1982.“

Synonyms

Wählerauftrag

This word in other languages

mandate(English)mandat(Français)mandato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndat
  • madnat
  • manadt
  • mandatt
  • manddat
  • mandta
  • manndat
  • mmandat
  • mnadat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mandat - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amndat2madnat2manadt2mandatt1manddat1mandta2manndat1mmandat1
Edit distance from "Mandat"

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 "Mandat"?
"Mandat" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [manˈdaːt].
What does "Mandat" mean?
As a noun, "Mandat" means: Auftrag des Volkes, der Wähler an den Abgeordneten oder die Abgeordnete
What words are commonly confused with "Mandat"?
"Mandat" is commonly confused with "Monat", "Manga", "Mandy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mandat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mandat" is [manˈdaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mandat" come from?
"Mandat" 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 "Mandat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list