mander

\mɑ̃.de\

/\mɑ̃.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“mander” is uncommon French (frequency #60,188 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,188
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envoyer dire, faire savoir, par lettre ou par message.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mander · mander · French

mander · rank #60,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,188
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH malvenu

Nearest frequency peer: malvenu (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « mander »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mander » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mander
PropertyValue
Headwordmander
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɑ̃.de\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mander » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mandertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « malvenu » (#60,187), « Maputo » (#60,189), « maintint » (#60,186). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mander » est au #60,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mander is uncommon French at frequency #60,188 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \mɑ̃.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mander, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mander, spelled M-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envoyer dire, faire savoir, par lettre ou par message.
  2. 2
    Appeler, convoquer, inviter (quelqu’un) à venir, le demander, faire venir, demander à quelqu’un de venir.
  3. 3
    Donner l'avis ou l'ordre de venir.
  4. 4
    Envoyer quelqu’un demander quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y avait un an que cette famille vivait dans la solitude, lorsque le marchand reçut une lettre par laquelle on lui mandait qu’un vaisseau sur lequel il avait des marchandises venait d’arriver heureusement.
  2. Barbara lui avait mandé que j’étais malade, et il était accouru en toute hâte.

This word in other languages

send(English)mandar(Español)bestellen(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mander"?
"mander" is spelled M-A-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.de\.
What does "mander" mean?
As a verb, "mander" means: Envoyer dire, faire savoir, par lettre ou par message.
How do you pronounce "mander"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mander" is \mɑ̃.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maputo#60,189marika#60,191meadow#60,199medici#60,200

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list