# Mann

**Part of speech:** NOUN  
**Frequency rank:** #67 most common German word  
**Language:** German

A very high-frequency masculine noun meaning "man" (adult male) — and, colloquially, "husband". It is the base of many everyday compounds.

## Meanings

- **man (adult male person)** — The default, neutral word for an adult male.
- **husband** — Colloquial; "mein Mann" almost always means "my husband", not "my man".

## Forms

mann, männer, männern, mannes, manns

## Nearby words by frequency

- [als](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/als)
- [um](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/um)
- [wer](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/wer)
- [tun](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/tun)
- [nichts](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/nichts)
- [nach](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/nach)
- [geben](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/geben)
- [man](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/man)
- [dein](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/dein)
- [uns](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/uns)
- [wo](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/wo)
- [bei](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/bei)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/de/Mann](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/Mann) — MostSpoken German frequency dictionary.