Majordomus
[ˈmaːjoːɐ̯ˈdoːmʊs]
The verdict
“Majordomus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „oberster Hofbeamter“
Corpus desk
Index DE-majordomus · Majordomus · German
Majordomus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Majordomus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaːjoːɐ̯ˈdoːmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Majordomus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Majordomus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːjoːɐ̯ˈdoːmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Majordomus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Majordomus, spelled M-A-J-O-R-D-O-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1„oberster Hofbeamter“
- 2„Befehlshaber des Heeres der fränkischen Könige“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Majordomus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Denn nach einigen Wochen war die Kuckucksuhr auf einmal spurlos verschwunden und weder meine Eltern noch unser Majordomus konnten mir sagen, wohin.“
„Sowie ich das Kleid angezogen hatte, legte ich mich auf Elviras Bett, und bald hörte ich, daß der Majordomus des Vizekönigs sie in der Küche erwarte, die zugleich als allgemeiner Aufenthaltsraum diente.“
Synonyms
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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.