Mannesalter
[ˈmanəsˌʔaltɐ]
The verdict
“Mannesalter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alter eines Mannes
Corpus desk
Index DE-mannesalter · Mannesalter · German
Mannesalter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Mannesalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmanəsˌʔaltɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mannesalter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mannesalter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmanəsˌʔaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alter eines Mannes".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mannesalter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mannesalter, spelled M-A-N-N-E-S-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alter eines Mannes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mannesalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie alle, die schon als Kinder erwachsen waren, bewahrt er auch noch im Mannesalter in sich ein kindliches Prinzip.“
„Diese Liebhaberei wuchs mit mir heran, und noch im Mannesalter war sie mir eine Hauptquelle meiner Freuden.“
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.