menno

[ˈmɛnoː]

/[ˈmɛnoː]/ intj

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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for menno
PropertyValue
Headwordmenno
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈmɛnoː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menno” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). menno lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    aber 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menno"?
"menno" is spelled M-E-N-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnoː].
What does "menno" mean?
As an interjection, "menno" means: aber nein!, aber nicht doch
How do you pronounce "menno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menno" is [ˈmɛnoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menno" come from?
"menno" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list