mannigfaltig

[ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç]

/[ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“mannigfaltig” is uncommon German (frequency #94,598 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,598
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf verschiedene, vielfältige Art gestaltet

Corpus desk

Index DE-mannigfaltig · mannigfaltig · German

mannigfaltig · rank #94,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,598
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mannequin

Nearest frequency peer: Mannequin (-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 „mannigfaltig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mannigfaltig
PropertyValue
Headwordmannigfaltig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mannigfaltig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mannigfaltigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mannequin“ (#94,597), „Markisen“ (#94,601), „Malaysias“ (#94,594). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mannigfaltig“ bei #94,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mannigfaltig is uncommon German at frequency #94,598 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mannigfaltig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is mannigfaltig, spelled M-A-N-N-I-G-F-A-L-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf verschiedene, vielfältige Art gestaltet
  2. 2
    auf vielerlei Weise und in großer Menge verfügbar/vorhanden
  3. 3
    kurzweilig, unterhaltsam
  4. 4
    nicht beständig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Frage ist nur die, ob es möglich sein wird, solche mannigfaltigen Kreise und Persönlichkeiten unter einer Parole dauernd gesammelt zu halten[…]“
  2. „es fanden sich da gewöhnlich vier, sechs oder acht Leute zusammen, die sich sonst gar nicht zu kennen brauchten, aber gemeinsam ein Menu aufstellten, das dadurch mannigfaltiger wurde.“

Synonyms

vielgestaltigabwechselndabwechslungsreichvielgestaltigvielfältigvielseitigmehreremehrfachallerleireichreichhaltigmannigfachinteressantunbeständigvariierendwechselhaftwechselvoll

Antonyms

gleichförmigweniglangweiligbeständigkonstant

This word in other languages

manifold(English)multiple(Français)diversificado(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 "mannigfaltig"?
"mannigfaltig" is spelled M-A-N-N-I-G-F-A-L-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç].
What does "mannigfaltig" mean?
As an adjective, "mannigfaltig" means: auf verschiedene, vielfältige Art gestaltet
How do you pronounce "mannigfaltig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mannigfaltig" is [ˈmanɪçˌfaltɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mannigfaltig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Markranstädt#94,602Marshallplan#94,609lokalisierte#94,570Lieblichkeit#94,557

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list