Manier
German, noun/maˈniːr/
Manier is spelled M-A-N-I-E-R (6 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manier is a German feminine noun meaning “style, manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art und Weise der Ausführung”.
What does Manier mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestyle, manner
In typischer Manier zeichnet die Autorin ein verstörendes Sittenbild des deutschen Vorstadtmilieus.
- 2
feminineway, manner
- 3
feminineinformalmannerism, tic, individual habit
Das war so eine Manier von ihm.
- 4
femininemanners
Hast du denn keine Manieren?!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art und Weise der Ausführung 2. (gutes, gesellschaftlich akzeptiertes) Benehmen gegenüber anderen Personen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Manier
- Manieren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Manier?
- /maˈniːr/
- [maˈni(ː)ɐ̯]
- [maˈniːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Manier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Manier in German?
Manier appears 3.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).