Männlein
German, noun/ˈmɛnlaɪ̯n/
Männlein is spelled M-Ä-N-N-L-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Männlein is a German neuter noun meaning “male animal or person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Mann. The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches Tier”.
What does Männlein mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneutermale animal or person
- 2
neuterdiminutive of Mann
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Tier 2. kleiner Mann
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 Männlein
- Männleins genitive
- Männerlein plural
- [1] ♂ symbol
- Weibchen feminine
- Weiblein feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Männlein?
- /ˈmɛnlaɪ̯n/
- [ˈmɛnlaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Männlein in German?
Männlein appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).