Menschenfresser
[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Menschenfresser” is uncommon German (frequency #95,959 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,959
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Menschenfleisch isst
Corpus desk
Index DE-menschenfresser · Menschenfresser · German
Menschenfresser · rank #95,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,959
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Mettwurst
Nearest frequency peer: Mettwurst (+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 „Menschenfresser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Meierei
Meierei
4,046 corpus weight
- Meinhardt
Meinhardt
4,045 corpus weight
- Menschenfre…
Menschenfresser
4,042 corpus weight
- Mettwurst
Mettwurst
4,041 corpus weight
- Mietshäuser
Mietshäuser
4,039 corpus weight
- Mietverträg…
Mietverträgen
4,038 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Menschenfresser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Menschenfresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #95,959 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenfresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Menschenfresser is uncommon German at frequency #95,959 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Menschenfleisch isst".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Menschenfresser in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Menschenfresser, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die Menschenfleisch isst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Menschenfresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nachdem er sich durch diese Mitteilung den gebührenden Respekt gesichert hatte, streckte er sich auf die Bank, wo er bald wie der Menschenfresser im Märchen zu schnarchen begann.“
„»Sie haben mein Blut mit Genuß verschluckt? Sind Sie denn Menschenfresser?«“
Synonyms
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); 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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).