manichäisch
[manɪˈçɛːɪʃ]
The verdict
“manichäisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Manichäismus betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-manichaisch · manichäisch · German
manichäisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | manichäisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [manɪˈçɛːɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „manichäisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
manichäisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [manɪˈçɛːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
manichäisch has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is manichäisch, spelled M-A-N-I-C-H-Ä-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Manichäismus betreffend
- 2von undifferenziertem Schwarz-Weiß-Denken geprägt bei der Beurteilung von Fragen und Sachverhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how manichäisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Geschichte der drei Prinzen : weitere neue manichäisch-türkische Fragmente aus Turfan.“
„In einer politischen Atmosphäre, die von einem manichäischen Gegensatz zwischen dem «Wir» und den «Anderen» geprägt war, blieb kein Platz mehr für Zwischentöne, sondern diese Politiker wurden als «Sell-Outs», als Verräter, denunziert.“
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.