Manna

[ˈmana]

/[ˈmana]/ noun

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The verdict

“Manna” is uncommon German (frequency #70,543 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,543
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wundersam vom Himmel gefallene, sagenhafte Nahrung für die Israeliten auf ihrer vierzig Jahre währenden Wanderschaft durch die Wüste nach ihrem Auszug aus Ägypten

Corpus desk

Index DE-manna · Manna · German

Manna · rank #70,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,543
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH manage

Nearest frequency peer: manage (-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 „Manna“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Manna
PropertyValue
HeadwordManna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmana]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Manna“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mannafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „manage“ (#70,542), „Mammon“ (#70,541), „Marbella“ (#70,545). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Manna“ bei #70,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Manna is uncommon German at frequency #70,543 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Manna has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Manna, spelled M-A-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    wundersam vom Himmel gefallene, sagenhafte Nahrung für die Israeliten auf ihrer vierzig Jahre währenden Wanderschaft durch die Wüste nach ihrem Auszug aus Ägypten
  2. 2
    Honigtau bestimmter Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera) sowie verschiedener Bäume und Sträucher
  3. 3
    eine jemandem auf wundersame Weise zuteilwerdende körperliche oder geistige Stärkung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und das Haus Israel nannte es Manna. Und es war wie weißer Koriandersamen und hatte einen Geschmack wie Semmel mit Honig.“
  2. „Und die Israeliten aßen Manna vierzig Jahre lang, bis sie in bewohntes Land kamen; bis an die Grenze des Landes Kanaan aßen sie Manna.“

Synonyms

Himmelsbrot

This word in other languages

manna(English)maná(Español)manne(Français)maná(Português)

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 "Manna"?
"Manna" is spelled M-A-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmana].
What does "Manna" mean?
As a noun, "Manna" means: wundersam vom Himmel gefallene, sagenhafte Nahrung für die Israeliten auf ihrer vierzig Jahre währenden Wanderschaft durch die Wüste nach ihrem Auszug aus Ägypten
How do you pronounce "Manna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manna" is [ˈmana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Manna" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Manna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maior#70,537medio#70,559medis#70,560liked#70,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list