Maitland

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The verdict

“Maitland” is uncommon German (frequency #89,263 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,263
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorort von Kapstadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-maitland · Maitland · German

Maitland · rank #89,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mangroven

Nearest frequency peer: Mangroven (+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 „Maitland“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maitland
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaitland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maitland“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Maitlandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mangroven“ (#89,264), „Mainboards“ (#89,261), „manipulierbar“ (#89,265). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maitland“ bei #89,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maitland is uncommon German at frequency #89,263 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorort von Kapstadt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maitland in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Maitland, spelled M-A-I-T-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorort von Kapstadt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Aufgeregt in die Handys brüllend, forderten die Ermittler die Dienststellen in Bothasig, Table View und Maitland auf, Straßensperren zu errichten.“

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 "Maitland"?
"Maitland" is spelled M-A-I-T-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Maitland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maitland" means: Vorort von Kapstadt
How do you pronounce "Maitland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maitland" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maitland" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Limassol#89,234Libanese#89,227Lernzeit#89,223mitessen#89,307

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list