Mah-Jongg
[maˈdʒɔŋ̩]
The verdict
“Mah-Jongg” 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) - chinesisches Legespiel für vier Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mah-jongg · Mah-Jongg · German
Mah-Jongg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Mah-Jongg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈdʒɔŋ̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mah-Jongg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mah-Jongg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈdʒɔŋ̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chinesisches Legespiel für vier Personen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mah-Jongg, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Mah-Jongg, spelled M-A-H---J-O-N-G-G.
Definition
- 1chinesisches Legespiel für vier Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mah-Jongg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hier trank man Unmengen Grünen Tee, spielte Mah-Jongg und führte ausufernde Gespräche, wofür die Menschen in Chengdu bekannt waren.“
„Alex schnitt das Klebeband durch, das den Schlafsack um die Taille des Mannes zusammenzog, steckte das Messer zurück in seinen Gürtel, verließ die Wohnung, kehrte auf demselben Weg durch die Keller zurück und nickte dem Mah-Jongg spielenden alten Mann am Ausgang zu.“
This word in other languages
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.