Mafioso

[maˈfi̯oːzo]

/[maˈfi̯oːzo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mafioso” is uncommon German (frequency #70,534 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,534
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer Mafia

Corpus desk

Index DE-mafioso · Mafioso · German

Mafioso · rank #70,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,534
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machos

Nearest frequency peer: Machos (-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 „Mafioso“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mafioso
PropertyValue
HeadwordMafioso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈfi̯oːzo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mafioso“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Machos“ (#70,533), „Magisterarbeit“ (#70,535), „Lösungsmitteln“ (#70,532). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mafioso“ bei #70,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mafioso is uncommon German at frequency #70,534 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈfi̯oːzo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied einer Mafia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mafioso, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mafioso, spelled M-A-F-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied einer Mafia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mafioso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Tatsache, dass der Mafioso in seiner Heimat festgenommen worden sei, unterstütze die These des ermordeten Mafia-Jägers Borsellino, der stets erklärt habe, dass die Mafiosi Fische seien, die nur in heimischen Gewässern schwimmen.“
  2. „Basha saß bereits schon einmal wegen seiner vermuteten Beziehungen zu dem bosnischen Mafioso Damir Fazlic auf der Anklagebank.“

Synonyms

Mafiote

This word in other languages

Mafioso(English)mafioso(Español)mafioso(Français)

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 "Mafioso"?
"Mafioso" is spelled M-A-F-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈfi̯oːzo].
What does "Mafioso" mean?
As a noun, "Mafioso" means: Mitglied einer Mafia
How do you pronounce "Mafioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mafioso" is [maˈfi̯oːzo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mafioso" come from?
"Mafioso" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

letizia#70,517Maybrit#70,553Menthol#70,566kugelig#70,498

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list