Mannweib
[ˈmanˌvaɪ̯p]
The verdict
“Mannweib” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die sich wie ein Mann verhält oder so aussieht
Corpus desk
Index DE-mannweib · Mannweib · German
Mannweib · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mannweib |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmanˌvaɪ̯p] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mannweib“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mannweib is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmanˌvaɪ̯p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, die sich wie ein Mann verhält oder so aussieht".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mannweib in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mannweib, spelled M-A-N-N-W-E-I-B.
Definition
- 1Frau, die sich wie ein Mann verhält oder so aussieht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mannweib appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute scheint es so, als würde es die „Mannweiber“ von gestern nicht mehr geben, weil ja heute die „schönen“ Frauen Fußball spielen, es gibt sogar eine schlanke, langhaarige, blonde Barbie, die angeblich Fußball spielen kann.
Die Töchter [von Meerschweinchen] werden aggressive Mannweiber, die Männchen bleiben sehr lange kindliche Mamasöhnchen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.