mamma

[ˈmamːa]

/[ˈmamːa]/ noun

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The verdict

“mamma” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #28,307) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#28,307
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mama (nicht nur familiär), Mutter, Mutti

Corpus desk

Index DE-mamma · mamma · German

mamma · rank #28,307 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,307
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Malz

Nearest frequency peer: Malz (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „mamma“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „mamma“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mamma vs mma
60% similar
mamma vs Maya
40% similar
mamma vs Mara
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mamma
PropertyValue
Headwordmamma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmamːa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,307
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „mamma“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mammaliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Malz“ (#28,306), „marode“ (#28,308), „Machtübernahme“ (#28,305). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mamma“ bei #28,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mamma is neighbouring look-alikes ("mma", "Maya", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈmamːa]. Frequency #28,307 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Mama (nicht nur familiär), Mutter, Mutti".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for mamma, with forms such as "ammma", "mamam", and "mmamma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mma", "Maya", "Mara", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mamma, spelled M-A-M-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mama (nicht nur familiär), Mutter, Mutti

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sum eg síggi, so hevur tú eina góða mammu og ein góðan pápa.

Synonyms

móðir

Antonyms

faðirpápibabba

This word in other languages

mother(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammma
  • mamam
  • mmamma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mamma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammma2mamam2mmamma1
Edit distance from "mamma"

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 "mamma"?
"mamma" is spelled M-A-M-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmamːa].
What does "mamma" mean?
As a noun, "mamma" means: Mama (nicht nur familiär), Mutter, Mutti
What words are commonly confused with "mamma"?
"mamma" is commonly confused with "mma", "Maya", "Mara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mamma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamma" is [ˈmamːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamma" come from?
"mamma" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

misch#28,313looks#28,298lasen#28,289quält#28,340

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list