Männergrippe
German, noun/ˈmɛnɐˌɡʁɪpə/
Männergrippe is spelled M-Ä-N-N-E-R-G-R-I-P-P-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Männergrippe is a German feminine noun meaning “man flu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erkrankung eines Mannes mit grippeähnlichen Symptomen (beispielsweise Fieber, Husten, Schnupfen, Heiserkeit)…”.
What does Männergrippe mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineman flu
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erkrankung eines Mannes mit grippeähnlichen Symptomen (beispielsweise Fieber, Husten, Schnupfen, Heiserkeit), der darauf besonders wehleidig reagiert
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 Männergrippe
- Männergrippen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Männergrippe?
- /ˈmɛnɐˌɡʁɪpə/
- [ˈmɛnɐˌɡʁɪpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Männergrippe in German?
Männergrippe appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).