Manschette

[manˈʃɛtə]

/[manˈʃɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Manschette” is uncommon German (frequency #85,555 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,555
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verstärktes Ende eines Oberhemdärmels; Ärmelabschluss oder auch um den Hals

Corpus desk

Index DE-manschette · Manschette · German

Manschette · rank #85,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,555
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mankind

Nearest frequency peer: mankind (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Manschette“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Manschette“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Manschette
PropertyValue
HeadwordManschette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[manˈʃɛtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Manschette“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Manschettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mankind“ (#85,554), „manuelles“ (#85,556), „Manifestationen“ (#85,553). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Manschette“ bei #85,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Manschette is uncommon German at frequency #85,555 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [manˈʃɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Manschette in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Manschette, spelled M-A-N-S-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verstärktes Ende eines Oberhemdärmels; Ärmelabschluss oder auch um den Hals
  2. 2
    aus Gummi oder Leder bestehender Dichtungsring mit Wulst
  3. 3
    aufblasbarer Schlauch, der zur Blutdruckmessung um den Oberarm gelegt wird
  4. 4
    verbotener Würgegriff beim sportlichen Ringen
  5. 5
    zierende Rosette aus Krepppapier um einen Blumentopf oder Blumenstrauß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manch wunderbarer Manschettenknopf ziert die Manschetten eines Herrenhemdes.
  2. „Dann lächelte Rudolf Lehmberg dünn, verstand die Aufforderung, horchte nach Recha, knöpfte sich schnell die Manschetten auf und strich das Hemd an dem mageren Arm empor.“

Synonyms

AufschlagStulpe

This word in other languages

cuff(English)puño(Español)coupelle(Français)punho(Português)

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 "Manschette"?
"Manschette" is spelled M-A-N-S-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [manˈʃɛtə].
What does "Manschette" mean?
As a noun, "Manschette" means: verstärktes Ende eines Oberhemdärmels; Ärmelabschluss oder auch um den Hals
How do you pronounce "Manschette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manschette" is [manˈʃɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Manschette" come from?
"Manschette" 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 "Manschette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

manuscript#85,557Marktbreit#85,559Lösungsweg#85,540Mehrbedarf#85,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list