Manx
[maŋks]
The verdict
“Manx” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitweise ausgestorbene und wiederbelebte gälische Sprache der Insel Man
Corpus desk
Index DE-manx · Manx · German
Manx · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Manx |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maŋks] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Manx“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Manx is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maŋks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zeitweise ausgestorbene und wiederbelebte gälische Sprache der Insel Man".
Zero misspellings are on record for Manx in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Manx, spelled M-A-N-X.
Definition
- 1zeitweise ausgestorbene und wiederbelebte gälische Sprache der Insel Man
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Manx appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manx hatte im Jahr 1950 noch 10 Sprecher.
Er sprach etwas auf Manx so dass ich ihn nicht verstehen konnte.
Synonyms
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.