manuscript

[ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]

/[ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]/ noun

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The verdict

“manuscript” is uncommon German (frequency #85,557 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,557
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handschrift, Manuskript

Corpus desk

Index DE-manuscript · manuscript · German

manuscript · rank #85,557 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,557
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH manuelles

Nearest frequency peer: manuelles (-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 „manuscript“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for manuscript
PropertyValue
Headwordmanuscript
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „manuscript“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „manuelles“ (#85,556), „Manschette“ (#85,555), „Marktbreit“ (#85,559). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „manuscript“ bei #85,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manuscript is uncommon German at frequency #85,557 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

manuscript doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is manuscript, spelled M-A-N-U-S-C-R-I-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handschrift, Manuskript
  2. 2
    Druckvorlage, Satzvorlage

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Holmes stretched out his hand for the manuscript and flattened it upon his knee."

This word in other languages

manuscrit(Français)

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 "manuscript"?
"manuscript" is spelled M-A-N-U-S-C-R-I-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmænjʊskrɪpt].
What does "manuscript" mean?
As a noun, "manuscript" means: Handschrift, Manuskript
How do you pronounce "manuscript"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manuscript" is [ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manuscript" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Manschette#85,555Marktbreit#85,559Mehrbedarf#85,570Lösungsweg#85,540

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list