Männchen
German, noun/ˈmɛnçən/
Männchen is spelled M-Ä-N-N-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Männchen is a German neuter noun meaning “a male animal or a male plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Mann: a little or small man. The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches Tier”.
What does Männchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Mann: a little or small man
- 2
neutera male animal or a male plant
- 3
neutera trick that dogs or other quadrupeds do, consisting of resting on their hind legs with an upright body (and begging)
Der Hund macht Männchen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Tier 2. kleiner Mann; auch für stilisierte, bildliche oder figürliche Darstellungen eines Menschen
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 Männchen
- Männchens genitive
- Männerchen plural
- ♂ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Männchen?
- /ˈmɛnçən/
- [ˈmɛnçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Männchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Männchen in German?
Männchen appears 6.8 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).