menschliches Wesen

[ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩]

/[ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“menschliches Wesen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung tretender Mensch, zur Spezies Mensch gehörendes Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-menschliches-wesen · menschliches Wesen · German

menschliches Wesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for menschliches Wesen
PropertyValue
Headwordmenschliches Wesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „menschliches Wesen“ im Deutschen

menschliches Wesenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

menschliches Wesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung tretender Mensch, zur Spezies Mensch gehörendes Lebewesen".

menschliches Wesen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is menschliches Wesen, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-S- -W-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung tretender Mensch, zur Spezies Mensch gehörendes Lebewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wann hast du hier draußen das letzte Mal jemand gesehen? Definiere jemand. Jemand. Ein menschliches Wesen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menschliches Wesen"?
"menschliches Wesen" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-S- -W-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩].
What does "menschliches Wesen" mean?
As a phrase, "menschliches Wesen" means: in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung tretender Mensch, zur Spezies Mensch gehörendes Lebewesen
How do you pronounce "menschliches Wesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menschliches Wesen" is [ˌmɛnʃlɪçəs ˈveːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menschliches Wesen" come from?
"menschliches Wesen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list