menschenfressend
[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsn̩t]
The verdict
“menschenfressend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menschen fressend, sich von Menschen ernährend
Corpus desk
Index DE-menschenfressend · menschenfressend · German
menschenfressend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | menschenfressend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsn̩t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „menschenfressend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
menschenfressend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menschen fressend, sich von Menschen ernährend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for menschenfressend, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 menschenfressend, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-F-R-E-S-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Menschen fressend, sich von Menschen ernährend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how menschenfressend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„«Der Baby-Jesus hat sie getötet und dann von den Toten auferweckt! Das sind hirnlose, untote, menschenfressende Jesus-Sklaven!»“
„Er verspüre undeutlich, dass jemand hinter ihm her sei - die psychische Sinnestäuschung zerrütteter Nerven, die noch von der unbestreitbar verstörenden Tatsache verstärkt wurde, dass zumindest eines unserer Versuchsobjekte noch am Leben war, ein entsetzliches menschenfressendes Wesen in einer Gummizelle in Sefton.“
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.