Mammon

[ˈmamɔn]

/[ˈmamɔn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mammon” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,541 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,541
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geld in seiner Eigenschaft als Zahlungsmittel für Status und Luxus

Key facts for Mammon
PropertyValue
HeadwordMammon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmamɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mammon” 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). Mammon lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mammon is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmamɔn]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,541 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Mammon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mammon, spelled M-A-M-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geld in seiner Eigenschaft als Zahlungsmittel für Status und Luxus
  2. 2
    Reichtum als Götze, auch unredlich erworbener Gewinn oder unmoralisch eingesetzter Reichtum
  3. 3
    ein Dämon, der den Menschen zum Geiz verführt

Synonyms

GeldZasterKrötenMäuseKohleKiesKneteMoosPesetenPiepenPulverSchotter

This word in other languages

Mammon(English)

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 "Mammon"?
"Mammon" is spelled M-A-M-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmamɔn].
What does "Mammon" mean?
As a noun, "Mammon" means: Geld in seiner Eigenschaft als Zahlungsmittel für Status und Luxus
How do you pronounce "Mammon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mammon" is [ˈmamɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mammon" come from?
"Mammon" 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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Using “Mammon”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-M-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmamɔn] (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
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