Mannschaft

[ˈmanʃaft]

/[ˈmanʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mannschaft” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,016
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besatzung eines Schiffes

Corpus desk

Index DE-mannschaft · Mannschaft · German

Mannschaft · rank #1,016 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,016
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH live

Nearest frequency peer: live (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mannschaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mannschaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mannschaft vs Mannschaften
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mannschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordMannschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmanʃaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,016
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mannschaft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mannschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „live“ (#1,015), „Ordnung“ (#1,017), „knapp“ (#1,014). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mannschaft“ bei #1,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Mannschaft (IPA [ˈmanʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,016 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mannschaft, with forms such as "amnnschaft", "manncshaft", and "mannscahft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mannschaften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mannschaft, spelled M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Besatzung eines Schiffes
  2. 2
    Soldaten einer militärischen Einheit
  3. 3
    Mitglieder einer ähnlich dem Militär gegliederten Organisation, zum Beispiel der Feuerwehr, Arbeitsteam
  4. 4
    Gruppe von Sportlern im gemeinsamen Wettstreit mit einer anderen Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einer von der Mannschaft blieb immer an Bord.
  2. „Sie ließen die Diligent komplett überholen und heuerten eine Mannschaft an, welche die Waren für die erste Fahrt nach Martinique an Bord verstaute; das Ganze nahm beinahe neun Monate in Anspruch.“

Antonyms

PassagiereMaterialMitgliederEinzelkämpfer

This word in other languages

team(English)tripulación(Español)équipage(Français)tripulação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnnschaft
  • manncshaft
  • mannscahft
  • mannscchaft
  • mannschafft
  • mannschaftt
  • mannschatf
  • mannschfat
  • mannschhaft
  • mannshcaft
  • mannsschaft
  • manschaft
  • mansnchaft
  • mmannschaft
  • mnanschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mannschaft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amnnschaft2manncshaft2mannscahft2mannscchaft1mannschafft1mannschaftt1mannschatf2mannschfat2
Edit distance from "Mannschaft"

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 "Mannschaft"?
"Mannschaft" is spelled M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanʃaft].
What does "Mannschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Mannschaft" means: Besatzung eines Schiffes
What words are commonly confused with "Mannschaft"?
"Mannschaft" is commonly confused with "Mannschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mannschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mannschaft" is [ˈmanʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mannschaft" come from?
"Mannschaft" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermutlich#1,025bezeichnet#1,028entwickelt#1,032jedenfalls#1,061

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Wochenende15 variantsglücklich15 variantspolitische15 variantszahlreiche15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list