Mandschurei

Name: Mandschurei, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯]

/[mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯]/ name

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

The verdict

“Mandschurei” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,465 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#66,465
frequency rank, German: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - historische Landschaft im Nordosten der Volksrepublik China, Osten der Mongolei und Südosten Russlands

Key facts for Mandschurei
Property	Value
Headword	Mandschurei
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#66,465
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mandschurei” 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). Mandschurei lands here:

#66,465

#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 Mandschurei is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,465 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mandschurei, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mandschurei, spelled M-A-N-D-S-C-H-U-R-E-I.

Definition

1
historische Landschaft im Nordosten der Volksrepublik China, Osten der Mongolei und Südosten Russlands
2
der Pekinger Konvention von 1860 folgend jener Teil von [1], der bei China verblieb; gleichbedeutend mit „innere Mandschurei“

This word in other languages

Manchuria(English)Mandchourie(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 "Mandschurei"?

"Mandschurei" is spelled M-A-N-D-S-C-H-U-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯].

What does "Mandschurei" mean?

As a proper noun, "Mandschurei" means: historische Landschaft im Nordosten der Volksrepublik China, Osten der Mongolei und Südosten Russlands

How do you pronounce "Mandschurei"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mandschurei" is [mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Mandschurei" come from?

"Mandschurei" 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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Using “Mandschurei”

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

The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-D-S-C-H-U-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [mand͡ʒuˈʁaɪ̯] (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.