Mannheim

/[ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,983

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Mannheim is aGermanname. It means: zweitgrößte Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland Pronounced [ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m]. It ranks #2,983 in German word frequency. Often confused with Monheim and Männlein.

Key facts for Mannheim
PropertyValue
HeadwordMannheim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,983
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Mannheim in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mannheim is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,983 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zweitgrößte Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mannheim, with forms such as "amnnheim", "manheim", and "manhneim". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Monheim", "Männlein", "Mannheimer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Mannheim, spelled M-A-N-N-H-E-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweitgrößte Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnnheim,manheim,manhneim,mannehim,mannheimm,mannhemi,mannhheim,mannhiem,mmannheim,mnanheim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mannheim

Misspelling Variants of "Mannheim"

amnnheim8manheim7manhneim8mannehim8mannheimm9mannhemi8mannhheim9mannhiem8
Misspelling Variants of "Mannheim"

Frequency rank: #2,983 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mannheim"?
"Mannheim" is spelled M-A-N-N-H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m].
What does "Mannheim" mean?
As a name, "Mannheim" means: zweitgrößte Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Mannheim"?
"Mannheim" is commonly confused with "Monheim", "Männlein", "Mannheimer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mannheim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mannheim" is [ˈmanˌhaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mannheim" come from?
"Mannheim" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.