Menschenfleisch

[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]

/[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Menschenfleisch” is uncommon German (frequency #67,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,504
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fleisch vom Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-menschenfleisch · Menschenfleisch · German

Menschenfleisch · rank #67,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,504
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menopause

Nearest frequency peer: Menopause (-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 „Menschenfleisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Menschenfleisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenschenfleisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#67,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenfleisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Menschenfleischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Menopause“ (#67,503), „Menschenmengen“ (#67,505), „Mensur“ (#67,506). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Menschenfleisch“ bei #67,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Menschenfleisch is uncommon German at frequency #67,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fleisch vom Menschen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Menschenfleisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Menschenfleisch, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fleisch vom Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Doch vielleicht, so hoffte er, aßen sie kein Menschenfleisch.“
  2. „Der Unterschied zwischen diesen maskulinen Geistern besteht darin, dass ein Dschinn fast immer und ein Dev ausschließlich böse ist, und beide ernähren sich am liebsten von Menschenfleisch.“

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 "Menschenfleisch"?
"Menschenfleisch" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-F-L-E-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ].
What does "Menschenfleisch" mean?
As a noun, "Menschenfleisch" means: Fleisch vom Menschen
How do you pronounce "Menschenfleisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menschenfleisch" is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list