Menschlein
German, noun/ˈmɛnʃˌlaɪ̯n/
Menschlein is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Mensch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Mensch”.
What does Menschlein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrarediminutive of Mensch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Mensch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Menschlein
- Menschleins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Menschlein?
- /ˈmɛnʃˌlaɪ̯n/
- [ˈmɛnʃlaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Menschlein in German?
Menschlein appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).