männlich

/[ˈmɛnlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,960

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

männlich is anGermanadj. It means: zum Manne gehörig Pronounced [ˈmɛnlɪç]. It ranks #6,960 in German word frequency. Often confused with mündlich and männliche.

Key facts for männlich
PropertyValue
Headwordmännlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈmɛnlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,960
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for männlich is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛnlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,960 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for männlich, with forms such as "mmännlich", "mnänlich", and "mänlich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "mündlich", "männliche", "männlichen", 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 männlich, spelled M-Ä-N-N-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Manne gehörig
  2. 2
    in der Art des Mannes
  3. 3
    Samen (Sperma) oder Pollen produzierend
  4. 4
    eines der Geschlechter der deutschen und vieler indoeuropäischer Sprachen betreffend
  5. 5
    Bestandteil der Wortbedeutung, ein Sem betreffend
  6. 6
    als Teil einer Steckverbindung mit spezifischen Stiften für die Buchse/Kupplung ausgestattet

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmännlich,mnänlich,mänlich,mänlnich,männilch,männlcih,männlicch,männlichh,männlihc,männllich,ämnnlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for männlich

Misspelling Variants of "männlich"

mmännlich9mnänlich8mänlich7mänlnich8männilch8männlcih8männlicch9männlichh9
Misspelling Variants of "männlich"

Frequency rank: #6,960 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "männlich"?
"männlich" is spelled M-Ä-N-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnlɪç].
What does "männlich" mean?
As an adj, "männlich" means: zum Manne gehörig
What words are commonly confused with "männlich"?
"männlich" is commonly confused with "mündlich", "männliche", "männlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "männlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "männlich" is [ˈmɛnlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "männlich" come from?
"männlich" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.