Mähre
[ˈmɛːʁə]
The verdict
“Mähre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechtes (heruntergekommenes, unbrauchbares) Pferd
Corpus desk
Index DE-mahre · Mähre · German
Mähre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Mähre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛːʁə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mähre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mähre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlechtes (heruntergekommenes, unbrauchbares) Pferd".
Mähre has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mähre, spelled M-Ä-H-R-E.
Definition
- 1schlechtes (heruntergekommenes, unbrauchbares) Pferd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mähre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da ist die alte Mähre, kaum, dass sie noch gehen kann.
„Aber war es nicht seine eigene, sondern des Squire Rotschimmel, den er für seine Mähre hielt…“
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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.