menschen

\ˈmɛn.tʃən\

/\ˈmɛn.tʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“menschen” is uncommon French (frequency #88,889 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,889
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de mensch.

Key facts for menschen
PropertyValue
Headwordmenschen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmɛn.tʃən\
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menschen” 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). menschen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

menschen is uncommon French at frequency #88,889 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmɛn.tʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de mensch.".

No misspelling variants are generated for menschen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is menschen, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mensch.

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 "menschen"?
"menschen" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɛn.tʃən\.
What does "menschen" mean?
As a noun, "menschen" means: Pluriel de mensch.
How do you pronounce "menschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menschen" is \ˈmɛn.tʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menschen" come from?
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Using “menschen”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈmɛn.tʃən\ (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