Mandoline

[mandoˈliːnə]

/[mandoˈliːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mandoline” is uncommon German (frequency #54,716 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,716
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zupfinstrument aus der Familie der Lauten

Corpus desk

Index DE-mandoline · Mandoline · German

Mandoline · rank #54,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,716
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manege

Nearest frequency peer: Manege (+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 „Mandoline“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mandoline
PropertyValue
HeadwordMandoline
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mandoˈliːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mandoline“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mandolinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Manege“ (#54,717), „Manta“ (#54,718), „lästert“ (#54,712). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mandoline“ bei #54,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mandoline is uncommon German at frequency #54,716 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mandoˈliːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zupfinstrument aus der Familie der Lauten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Mandoline in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mandoline, spelled M-A-N-D-O-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zupfinstrument aus der Familie der Lauten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihren Ursprung hat die Mandoline in Italien.
  2. „Er wünscht sich eine Mandoline.“

This word in other languages

mandolin(English)mandolina(Español)mandoline(Français)bandolim(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 "Mandoline"?
"Mandoline" is spelled M-A-N-D-O-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mandoˈliːnə].
What does "Mandoline" mean?
As a noun, "Mandoline" means: Zupfinstrument aus der Familie der Lauten
How do you pronounce "Mandoline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mandoline" is [mandoˈliːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mandoline" come from?
"Mandoline" 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 "Mandoline", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Lettische#54,702melodisch#54,731Lehrstück#54,697klebrigen#54,663

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list