Maisfeld

[ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt]

/[ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Maisfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #68,448 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,448
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feld, auf dem Mais angebaut wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-maisfeld · Maisfeld · German

Maisfeld · rank #68,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,448
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magyar

Nearest frequency peer: Magyar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Maisfeld“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Maisfeld“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maisfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaisfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maisfeld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Maisfeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Magyar“ (#68,447), „majo“ (#68,449), „Machtpolitik“ (#68,446). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maisfeld“ bei #68,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maisfeld is uncommon German at frequency #68,448 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feld, auf dem Mais angebaut wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Maisfeld, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Maisfeld, spelled M-A-I-S-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feld, auf dem Mais angebaut wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Maisfeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf europäischen Maisfeldern wird zumeist gelbfarbener Mais angebaut, aber es gibt auch rote und blaue Sorten, die interessante Farbeffekte in Nahrungsmitteln hervorrufen können.
  2. „Es war mitten am Tag, und vor mir lagen nichts als Maisfelder.“

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); 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 "Maisfeld"?
"Maisfeld" is spelled M-A-I-S-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt].
What does "Maisfeld" mean?
As a noun, "Maisfeld" means: Feld, auf dem Mais angebaut wird
How do you pronounce "Maisfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maisfeld" is [ˈmaɪ̯sˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maisfeld" come from?
"Maisfeld" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maisfeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list