Manschetten

[manˈʃɛtn̩]

/[manˈʃɛtn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Manschetten” is uncommon German (frequency #86,779 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,779
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Manschette

Corpus desk

Index DE-manschetten · Manschetten · German

Manschetten · rank #86,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,779
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH maman

Nearest frequency peer: maman (-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 „Manschetten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Manschetten
PropertyValue
HeadwordManschetten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[manˈʃɛtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Manschetten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „maman“ (#86,778), „marginalisierte“ (#86,780), „malls“ (#86,777). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Manschetten“ bei #86,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Manschetten is uncommon German at frequency #86,779 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [manˈʃɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Manschetten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Manschetten, spelled M-A-N-S-C-H-E-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Manschette
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Manschette
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Manschette
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Manschette

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 "Manschetten"?
"Manschetten" is spelled M-A-N-S-C-H-E-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [manˈʃɛtn̩].
What does "Manschetten" mean?
As a noun, "Manschetten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Manschette
How do you pronounce "Manschetten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manschetten" is [manˈʃɛtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list