Mankei
[ˈmaŋkaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Mankei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bairisch, in den Alpen beheimatetes Murmeltier
Corpus desk
Index DE-mankei · Mankei · German
Mankei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Mankei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaŋkaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mankei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mankei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaŋkaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bairisch, in den Alpen beheimatetes Murmeltier".
Mankei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mankei, spelled M-A-N-K-E-I.
Definition
- 1bairisch, in den Alpen beheimatetes Murmeltier
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mankei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein altes Mankei hat in der guten Zeit 2–3 Pfund Schmalz, wofür 2 fl. 42 kr. bezahlt werden und auch mehr. […] Nach altem Brauch gehört das Mankei dem Jäger der es schießt.“
Synonyms
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.