Manko
German, noun/ˈmaŋko/
Manko is spelled M-A-N-K-O (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manko is a German neuter noun meaning “shortcoming, deficiency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas, was als Fehler oder Nachteil empfunden wird”.
What does Manko mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershortcoming, deficiency
Das ist aber ein schwerwiegendes Manko.
- 2
neuterdeficit, deficiency, shortage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas, was als Fehler oder Nachteil empfunden wird 2. Geldbetrag, der (bei der Abrechnung) fehlt
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 Manko
- Mankos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Manko?
- /ˈmaŋko/
- [ˈmaŋko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Manko
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Manko in German?
Manko appears 1.5 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).