Großmogul
[ˈɡʁoːsˌmoːɡʊl]
The verdict
“Großmogul” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herrscher in Nordindien
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-mogul · Großmogul · German
Großmogul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Großmogul |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌmoːɡʊl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großmogul“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großmogul is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌmoːɡʊl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herrscher in Nordindien".
Großmogul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Großmogul, spelled G-R-O-S-S-M-O-G-U-L.
Definition
- 1Herrscher in Nordindien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großmogul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Wettbewerb mit Holländern, Portugiesen und Franzosen buhlte die Company um Handelsprivilegien des Großmoguls und der lokalen indischen Herrscher.“
„Als Akbar nur wenige Wochen vor seinem 50. Thronjubiläum 1605 starb, wurde sein Sohn Selim neuer Großmogul.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.