Mangelernährung

[ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mangelernährung” is uncommon German (frequency #53,063 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,063
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unzureichende Ernährung

Key facts for Mangelernährung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMangelernährung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#53,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mangelernährung” 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). Mangelernährung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mangelernährung is uncommon German at frequency #53,063 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unzureichende Ernährung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Mangelernährung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Mangelernährung, spelled M-A-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    unzureichende Ernährung

Antonyms

Überernährung

This word in other languages

dénutrition(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 "Mangelernährung"?
"Mangelernährung" is spelled M-A-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ].
What does "Mangelernährung" mean?
As a noun, "Mangelernährung" means: unzureichende Ernährung
How do you pronounce "Mangelernährung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mangelernährung" is [ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mangelernährung" come from?
"Mangelernährung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Mangelernährung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmaŋl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list