manger

[ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)]

/[ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)]/ noun

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The verdict

“manger” is uncommon German (frequency #71,600 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,600
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Futtertrog, Krippe

Corpus desk

Index DE-manger · manger · German

manger · rank #71,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,600
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mahner

Nearest frequency peer: Mahner (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „manger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „manger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manger
PropertyValue
Headwordmanger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „manger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mangerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mahner“ (#71,599), „Machtlosigkeit“ (#71,598), „Löbau“ (#71,597). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „manger“ bei #71,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manger is uncommon German at frequency #71,600 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Futtertrog, Krippe".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manger, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is manger, spelled M-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Futtertrog, Krippe

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 "manger"?
"manger" is spelled M-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)].
What does "manger" mean?
As a noun, "manger" means: Futtertrog, Krippe
How do you pronounce "manger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manger" is [ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manger" come from?
"manger" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mahner#71,599Marlen#71,608mecker#71,614Mieder#71,622

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list