Mägdelein
[ˈmɛːkdəlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Mägdelein” 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) - junge weibliche Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-magdelein · Mägdelein · German
Mägdelein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Mägdelein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛːkdəlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mägdelein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mägdelein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛːkdəlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junge weibliche Person".
Zero misspellings are on record for Mägdelein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mägdelein, spelled M-Ä-G-D-E-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1junge weibliche Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mägdelein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle diese vielen Besichtigungen und Begegnungen zeitigten lediglich das eine Ergebnis, daß so und so viele artige Mägdelein von gutem Ruf aus ihrer gewohnten Ruhe unnütz aufgescheucht wurden und mit vergeblicher Sehnsucht im wunden Herzchen wieder nach Hause kamen.“
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.