Mads

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The verdict

“Mads” is uncommon German (frequency #52,262 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,262
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dänischer männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-mads · Mads · German

Mads · rank #52,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,262
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machart

Nearest frequency peer: Machart (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mads“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mads“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mads
PropertyValue
HeadwordMads
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mads“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Madsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Machart“ (#52,261), „malin“ (#52,263), „Löwenanteil“ (#52,260). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mads“ bei #52,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mads is uncommon German at frequency #52,262 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dänischer männlicher Vorname".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mads, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mads, spelled M-A-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    dänischer männlicher Vorname

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mads"?
"Mads" is spelled M-A-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Mads" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mads" means: dänischer männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Mads"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mads" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mads" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mads", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lido#52,245legs#52,241Prüm#52,341rami#52,353

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list