Mahlzahn
[ˈmaːlˌt͡saːn]
The verdict
“Mahlzahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-mahlzahn · Mahlzahn · German
Mahlzahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Mahlzahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaːlˌt͡saːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mahlzahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mahlzahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːlˌt͡saːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mahlzahn, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mahlzahn, spelled M-A-H-L-Z-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt
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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.