Mannigfaltigkeit

[ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mannigfaltigkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,696 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,696
frequency rank, German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vielfältigkeit, Vielgestaltigkeit, überwiegend in Bezug auf den Artenreichtum in Flora und Fauna

Key facts for Mannigfaltigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMannigfaltigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#50,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mannigfaltigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mannigfaltigkeit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mannigfaltigkeit is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,696 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Mannigfaltigkeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mannigfaltigkeit, spelled M-A-N-N-I-G-F-A-L-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vielfältigkeit, Vielgestaltigkeit, überwiegend in Bezug auf den Artenreichtum in Flora und Fauna
  2. 2
    Objekt zur Formalisierung und Verallgemeinerung des Flächenbegriffs in beliebigen Raumdimensionen

This word in other languages

diversity(English)variedad(Español)variété(Français)

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 "Mannigfaltigkeit"?
"Mannigfaltigkeit" is spelled M-A-N-N-I-G-F-A-L-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Mannigfaltigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Mannigfaltigkeit" means: Vielfältigkeit, Vielgestaltigkeit, überwiegend in Bezug auf den Artenreichtum in Flora und Fauna
How do you pronounce "Mannigfaltigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mannigfaltigkeit" is [ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mannigfaltigkeit" come from?
"Mannigfaltigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Mannigfaltigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-N-N-I-G-F-A-L-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmanɪçfaltɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list