menscheln
[ˈmɛnʃl̩n]
The verdict
“menscheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - typisch menschliche Züge zeigen, Mitmenschlichkeit zeigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-menscheln · menscheln · German
menscheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | menscheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „menscheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
menscheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "typisch menschliche Züge zeigen, Mitmenschlichkeit zeigen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for menscheln, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is menscheln, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1typisch menschliche Züge zeigen, Mitmenschlichkeit zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how menscheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Neuerdings soll es auch unter Computern menscheln.
„Wenn ich mir diese Regierung so angucke: es menschelt an allen Ecken und Enden. Der eine Minister hat einen Skandal am Hals wegen Bestechung, der andere eine Geliebte, dem dritten wird nachgesagt, er habe für die STASI gearbeitet.“
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.