Manfred
[ˈmanˌfʁeːt]
The verdict
“Manfred” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,830
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-manfred · Manfred · German
Manfred · rank #3,830 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,830
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Löwen
Nearest frequency peer: Löwen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Manfred”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lacht
lacht
96,174 corpus weight
- lecker
lecker
96,173 corpus weight
- Löwen
Löwen
96,172 corpus weight
- Manfred
Manfred
96,171 corpus weight
- Mathematik
Mathematik
96,170 corpus weight
- Mercedes
Mercedes
96,169 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Manfred” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Manfred |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmanˌfʁeːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Manfred” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Manfred (IPA [ˈmanˌfʁeːt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,830 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Manfred, with forms such as "amnfred", "mafnred", and "manferd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Manfred, spelled M-A-N-F-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Manfred appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich gehe mit Manfred zur Schule.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amnfred
- mafnred
- manferd
- manffred
- manfrde
- manfredd
- manfrred
- mannfred
- manrfed
- mmanfred
- mnafred
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Manfred - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,830 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.