Mangan

[maŋˈɡaːn]

/[maŋˈɡaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mangan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,082
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 25, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-mangan · Mangan · German

Mangan · rank #40,082 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,082
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mana

Nearest frequency peer: mana (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mangan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mangan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mangan vs Mann
67% similar
Mangan vs Mango
67% similar
Mangan vs Mengen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mangan
PropertyValue
HeadwordMangan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maŋˈɡaːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,082
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mangan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Manganliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mana“ (#40,081), „malerisch“ (#40,080), „mata“ (#40,084). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mangan“ bei #40,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mangan (IPA [maŋˈɡaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,082 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 25, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mangan, with forms such as "amngan", "magnan", and "managn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Mann", "Mango", "Mengen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mangan, spelled M-A-N-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 25, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mangan ist von hoher Bedeutung für die Metallindustrie.

This word in other languages

manganese(English)manganeso(Español)manganèse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amngan
  • magnan
  • managn
  • mangann
  • manggan
  • mangna
  • manngan
  • mmangan
  • mnagan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mangan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amngan2magnan2managn2mangann1manggan1mangna2manngan1mmangan1
Edit distance from "Mangan"

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 "Mangan"?
"Mangan" is spelled M-A-N-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maŋˈɡaːn].
What does "Mangan" mean?
As a noun, "Mangan" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 25, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Mangan"?
"Mangan" is commonly confused with "Mann", "Mango", "Mengen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mangan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mangan" is [maŋˈɡaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mangan" come from?
"Mangan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mangan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meeren#40,085Lümmel#40,076Lübben#40,075kluges#40,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Krabben9 variantsklonen9 variantskilling9 variantsplanst9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list