Mantel
German, noun
Mantel is spelled M-A-N-T-E-L (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mantel is a German masculine noun meaning “coat, overcoat (long jacket that covers at least part of the thighs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Mäntel is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Mantel”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “langes, geknöpftes, am Oberkörper getragenes Bekleidungsstück mit Ärmeln”.
What does Mantel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecoat, overcoat (long jacket that covers at least part of the thighs)
- 2
masculinecoating, casing, jacket, sheath e.g. in technical applications or baking
- 3
masculineellipsis of Fahrradmantel
- 4
masculinelateral surface
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Mantel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. langes, geknöpftes, am Oberkörper getragenes Bekleidungsstück mit Ärmeln 2. schützende Hülle, Umhüllung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mantel
- Mantels genitive
- Mäntel plural
- Mäntelchen diminutive neuter
- Mäntlein diminutive neuter
- Mänteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Mantel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mantel in German?
Mantel appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).