Mannschaft

\man.ʃaft\

/\man.ʃaft\/ name

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The verdict

“Mannschaft” is uncommon French (frequency #69,220 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,220
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancien nom donné à l’équipe nationale allemande de football.

Key facts for Mannschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordMannschaft
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\man.ʃaft\
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mannschaft” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mannschaft lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mannschaft is uncommon French at frequency #69,220 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \man.ʃaft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom donné à l’équipe nationale allemande de football.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Mannschaft in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Mannschaft, spelled M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom donné à l’équipe nationale allemande de football.

This word in other languages

Mannschaft(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 "Mannschaft"?
"Mannschaft" is spelled M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is \man.ʃaft\.
What does "Mannschaft" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mannschaft" means: Ancien nom donné à l’équipe nationale allemande de football.
How do you pronounce "Mannschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mannschaft" is \man.ʃaft\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mannschaft" come from?
"Mannschaft" is a French 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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Using “Mannschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \man.ʃaft\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list