Maniküre

[maniˈkyːʁə]

/[maniˈkyːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maniküre” is uncommon German (frequency #52,264 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,264
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Plural: (kosmetische) Pflege der Hand, der Fingernägel

Corpus desk

Index DE-manikure · Maniküre · German

Maniküre · rank #52,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,264
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH malin

Nearest frequency peer: malin (-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 „Maniküre“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maniküre
PropertyValue
HeadwordManiküre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maniˈkyːʁə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maniküre“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Manikürefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „malin“ (#52,263), „Mads“ (#52,262), „maple“ (#52,266). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maniküre“ bei #52,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maniküre is uncommon German at frequency #52,264 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maniˈkyːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Maniküre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Maniküre, spelled M-A-N-I-K-Ü-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Plural: (kosmetische) Pflege der Hand, der Fingernägel
  2. 2
    weibliche Person mit [1] einer entsprechenden Spezialausbildung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Cremes, Pflegeprodukte oder Maniküre sind für moderne Männer längst kein Tabu mehr.“
  2. „Ich vergaß, die Namen der beiden Lehrjungen, der Maniküren und der Schuhputzer zu erwähnen.“

Antonyms

Pediküre

This word in other languages

manicure(English)

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 "Maniküre"?
"Maniküre" is spelled M-A-N-I-K-Ü-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maniˈkyːʁə].
What does "Maniküre" mean?
As a noun, "Maniküre" means: ohne Plural: (kosmetische) Pflege der Hand, der Fingernägel
How do you pronounce "Maniküre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maniküre" is [maniˈkyːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maniküre" come from?
"Maniküre" 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 "Maniküre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list