Mainburg

[ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk]

/[ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk]/ name

The verdict

“Mainburg” is uncommon German (frequency #81,840 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,840
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Key facts for Mainburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordMainburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mainburg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mainburg lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mainburg is uncommon German at frequency #81,840 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mainburg in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mainburg, spelled M-A-I-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

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 "Mainburg"?
"Mainburg" is spelled M-A-I-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk].
What does "Mainburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mainburg" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Mainburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mainburg" is [ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mainburg" come from?
"Mainburg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Mainburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-I-N-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmaɪ̯nbʊʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list