Mäuerchen
[ˈmɔɪ̯ɐçən]
The verdict
“Mäuerchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Mauer
Corpus desk
Index DE-mauerchen · Mäuerchen · German
Mäuerchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Mäuerchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɔɪ̯ɐçən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mäuerchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mäuerchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔɪ̯ɐçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Mauer".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mäuerchen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mäuerchen, spelled M-Ä-U-E-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleine Mauer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mäuerchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte haben die Inselbewohner die Steine aufgesammelt, halbkreisförmige Mäuerchen gebaut und auf deren Innenseite kleine Vertiefungen angelegt.“
„Ich ging in den Park hinaus, setzte mich auf ein Mäuerchen, schrieb ein paar Nachrichten.“
Synonyms
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.