Mauerblümchen

[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən]

/[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mauerblümchen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,615 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,615
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jede Art von Blume, die an einer Mauer blüht

Corpus desk

Index DE-mauerblumchen · Mauerblümchen · German

Mauerblümchen · rank #94,615 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,615
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maurers

Nearest frequency peer: Maurers (+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 „Mauerblümchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mauerblümchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMauerblümchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#94,615
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mauerblümchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maurers“ (#94,616), „Materialwirtschaft“ (#94,613), „Maschinenbaus“ (#94,611). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mauerblümchen“ bei #94,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mauerblümchen is uncommon German at frequency #94,615 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Mauerblümchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mauerblümchen, spelled M-A-U-E-R-B-L-Ü-M-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jede Art von Blume, die an einer Mauer blüht
  2. 2
    eine weibliche (selten auch männliche) Person, die ihre sexuellen oder anderweitig positiven Vorzüge nicht richtig zum Ausdruck bringt, beziehungsweise diese vermeintlich gar nicht besitzt, und deswegen auf das andere Geschlecht eher unauffällig wirkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe heute schöne Fotos von einigen Mauerblümchen gemacht.
  2. Ralf hat sich wirklich in dieses Mauerblümchen verliebt? Das kann ich kaum glauben.

Antonyms

TraumfrauGöttinSchnitteSchneckeZuckertorte

This word in other languages

wallflower(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 "Mauerblümchen"?
"Mauerblümchen" is spelled M-A-U-E-R-B-L-Ü-M-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən].
What does "Mauerblümchen" mean?
As a noun, "Mauerblümchen" means: jede Art von Blume, die an einer Mauer blüht
How do you pronounce "Mauerblümchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mauerblümchen" is [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌblyːmçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mauerblümchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maschinenbaus#94,611Melderegister#94,623Oberviechtach#94,692organizations#94,706

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list