Mauerwerk
[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Mauerwerk” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,429
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Steinaufbau (mit oder ohne Mörtel) zum Gesamtgefüge einer Mauer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mauerwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mauerwerk” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Mauerwerk (IPA [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌvɛʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,429 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Steinaufbau (mit oder ohne Mörtel) zum Gesamtgefüge einer Mauer".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mauerwerk, with forms such as "amuerwerk", "maeurwerk", and "mauerewrk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Mauerwerk, spelled M-A-U-E-R-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Steinaufbau (mit oder ohne Mörtel) zum Gesamtgefüge einer Mauer
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amuerwerk,maeurwerk,mauerewrk,mauerrwerk,mauerwekr,mauerwerkk,mauerwerrk,mauerwrek,mauerwwerk,mauewrerk,maurewerk,mmauerwerk,muaerwerk
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mauerwerk - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Mauerwerk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-U-E-R-W-E-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌvɛʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.