Manen
[ˈmaːnən]
The verdict
“Manen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geister der Toten in der römischen Mythologie
Corpus desk
Index DE-manen · Manen · German
Manen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Manen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaːnən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Manen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Manen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geister der Toten in der römischen Mythologie".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Manen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Manen, spelled M-A-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Geister der Toten in der römischen Mythologie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Manen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit ausgebreiteten Armen warf ich mich auf das Gemäuer, küßt es und netzte es mit meinen Tränen; dann bat ich Madame Stuard um Verzeihung, wenn ich mich von ihrem Arm gelöst hätte, um die Manen einer Frau zu ehren, die den tiefsten Geist, den die Natur je hervorbrachte, zum Geliebten hatte.“
„Die Orgien verteilen sich über die klassische Landschaft, die Manen Neros und des Tiberius werden wach.“
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.