maulen

[ˈmaʊ̯lən]

/[ˈmaʊ̯lən]/ verb

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The verdict

“maulen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,935 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,935
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seinen Unmut über etwas äußern

Corpus desk

Index DE-maulen · maulen · German

maulen · rank #91,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,935
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mateusz

Nearest frequency peer: Mateusz (-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 „maulen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maulen
PropertyValue
Headwordmaulen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯lən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „maulen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mateusz“ (#91,934), „mec“ (#91,937), „Matchwinner“ (#91,932). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „maulen“ bei #91,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maulen is uncommon German at frequency #91,935 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seinen Unmut über etwas äußern".

Zero misspellings are on record for maulen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is maulen, spelled M-A-U-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Unmut über etwas äußern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kinder maulen über das Essen
  2. Trotz des Erfolges wird nur gemault.

Synonyms

beschwerenbeklagenherumzickenjammernmurrenmeckernmosernnörgelnschmollen

This word in other languages

moan(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 "maulen"?
"maulen" is spelled M-A-U-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯lən].
What does "maulen" mean?
As a verb, "maulen" means: seinen Unmut über etwas äußern
How do you pronounce "maulen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maulen" is [ˈmaʊ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maulen" come from?
"maulen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Massai#91,929lodern#91,901Murano#91,972MuSchG#91,973

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list