menno
[ˈmɛnoː]
The verdict
“menno” is uncommon German (frequency #54,733 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,733
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aber nein!, aber nicht doch
Corpus desk
Index DE-menno · menno · German
menno · rank #54,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,733
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH memoria
Nearest frequency peer: memoria (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “menno”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- meistert
meistert
45,271 corpus weight
- melodisch
melodisch
45,270 corpus weight
- memoria
memoria
45,269 corpus weight
- menno
menno
45,268 corpus weight
- Messerstech…
Messerstecherei
45,267 corpus weight
- Mieteinnahm…
Mieteinnahmen
45,265 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “menno” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | menno |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnoː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,733 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “menno” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
menno is uncommon German at frequency #54,733 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈmɛnoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aber nein!, aber nicht doch".
Zero misspellings are on record for menno in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 menno, spelled M-E-N-N-O.
Definition
- 1aber nein!, aber nicht doch
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.