männlich
German, adjective/ˈmɛnlɪç/
männlich is spelled M-Ä-N-N-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Männlich is a German masculine adjective meaning “male” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zum Manne gehörig”.
What does männlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
masculinemale
- 2
manly
- 3
masculinemasculine
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zum Manne gehörig 2. in der Art des Mannes 3. Samen (Sperma) oder Pollen produzierend 4. eines der Geschlechter der deutschen und vieler indoeuropäischer Sprachen betreffend
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 männlich
- männlicher masculine nominative singular
- am männlichsten superlative
- männliche feminine nominative singular
- männliches neuter nominative singular
- männlichen genitive masculine singular
- männlichem dative masculine singular
- der männliche definite includes-article masculine
- die männliche definite feminine includes-article
- das männliche definite includes-article neuter
- die männlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des männlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der männlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem männlichen dative definite includes-article
- männl. abbreviation
- m. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce männlich?
- /ˈmɛnlɪç/
- [ˈmɛnlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to männlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is männlich in German?
männlich appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).