Mandorla
[ˈmandɔʁla]
The verdict
“Mandorla” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mandelförmiger Heiligenschein, der die gesamte dargestellte Figur umgibt und bevorzugt auf Christus oder Maria angewandt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-mandorla · Mandorla · German
Mandorla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mandorla |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmandɔʁla] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mandorla“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mandorla is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmandɔʁla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mandelförmiger Heiligenschein, der die gesamte dargestellte Figur umgibt und bevorzugt auf Christus oder Maria angewandt wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mandorla in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mandorla, spelled M-A-N-D-O-R-L-A.
Definition
- 1ein mandelförmiger Heiligenschein, der die gesamte dargestellte Figur umgibt und bevorzugt auf Christus oder Maria angewandt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mandorla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Gewölbe der Apsis, welche den Himmel vertritt, erscheint Christus, der Pantokrator, als Allgegenwärtiger und Allmächtiger … Er sitzt auf einem Regenbogen … und ist von einer Mandorla umrahmt, die bald von Engeln gehalten, bald von den Evangelisten … umgeben ist.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.