Menschenschlag

[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Menschenschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #98,804 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,804
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menschen in einer Region, bei denen besondere Eigenschaften auffallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-menschenschlag · Menschenschlag · German

Menschenschlag · rank #98,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,804
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menschenansam…

Nearest frequency peer: Menschenansammlungen (-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 „Menschenschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Menschenschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenschenschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk]
Letters14
Frequency rank#98,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenschlag“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Menschenansammlungen“ (#98,803), „merkwürdigsten“ (#98,805), „Meinungsforscher“ (#98,802). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Menschenschlag“ bei #98,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Menschenschlag is uncommon German at frequency #98,804 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menschen in einer Region, bei denen besondere Eigenschaften auffallen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Menschenschlag, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Menschenschlag, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menschen in einer Region, bei denen besondere Eigenschaften auffallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Küstenbewohner sind ein ganz besonderer Menschenschlag.
  2. „In Niederbayern ist dann wieder einer der schwarzhaarigsten und dunkeläugigsten Menschenschläge zuhause, die es auf deutschem Boden gibt, besonders von Regensburg gegen den Bayrischen Wald und nach Amberg und Schwandorf hin.“

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 "Menschenschlag"?
"Menschenschlag" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk].
What does "Menschenschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Menschenschlag" means: Menschen in einer Region, bei denen besondere Eigenschaften auffallen
How do you pronounce "Menschenschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menschenschlag" is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Menschenschlag" come from?
"Menschenschlag" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list