Maul- und Klauenseuchen

[ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Maul- und Klauenseuchen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche

Key facts for Maul- und Klauenseuchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaul- und Klauenseuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maul- und Klauenseuchen” sits in German frequency

Maul- und Klauenseuchen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maul- und Klauenseuchen is 23 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Maul- und Klauenseuchen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Maul- und Klauenseuchen, spelled M-A-U-L--- -U-N-D- -K-L-A-U-E-N-S-E-U-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maul- und Klauenseuchen"?
"Maul- und Klauenseuchen" is spelled M-A-U-L--- -U-N-D- -K-L-A-U-E-N-S-E-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩].
What does "Maul- und Klauenseuchen" mean?
As a noun, "Maul- und Klauenseuchen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maul- und Klauenseuche
How do you pronounce "Maul- und Klauenseuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maul- und Klauenseuchen" is [ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maul- und Klauenseuchen" come from?
"Maul- und Klauenseuchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Maul- und Klauenseuchen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-U-L--- -U-N-D- -K-L-A-U-E-N-S-E-U-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmaʊ̯l ʊnt ˈklaʊ̯ənˌzɔɪ̯çn̩] (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.

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