Mensch
\mɛnʃ\
The verdict
“Mensch” is uncommon French (frequency #85,930 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,930
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être humain, humain, homme (en tant que taxon).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mensch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛnʃ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mensch” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mensch is uncommon French at frequency #85,930 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛnʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Mensch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Mensch, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Être humain, humain, homme (en tant que taxon).
- 2Genre homo.
- 3Espèce homo sapiens.
- 4Être humain, humain, personne (un individu du taxon).
- 5Être humain, impliquant une espèce avec des considération morales.
- 6Être humain, impliquant une espèce avec les restrictions humaines.
- 7Être humain, impliquant une espèce ayant le droit à la dignité.
- 8Être humain, soulignant la normalité, ignorant la fonction sociale.
- 9Manière de s’adresser à une personne, impliquant un reproche.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Mensch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛnʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.