Maultier

[ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]

/[ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maultier” is uncommon German (frequency #83,054 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,054
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kreuzung einer Pferdestute und eines Eselhengstes

Corpus desk

Index DE-maultier · Maultier · German

Maultier · rank #83,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,054
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH measures

Nearest frequency peer: measures (+2 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 „Maultier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maultier
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaultier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maultier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „measures“ (#83,056), „masses“ (#83,051), „Medaillengewinner“ (#83,057). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maultier“ bei #83,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maultier is uncommon German at frequency #83,054 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kreuzung einer Pferdestute und eines Eselhengstes".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maultier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maultier, spelled M-A-U-L-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kreuzung einer Pferdestute und eines Eselhengstes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maultiere werden häufig als Lasttiere eingesetzt.
  2. „Sie sagte die letzten Worte mit einem so schalkhaften Ausdruck, daß ich sie fast im Verdacht hatte, sie habe das mit unseren Vorräten beladene Maultier entführen lassen.“

Synonyms

Muli

This word in other languages

mule(English)mulo(Español)mulet(Français)

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 "Maultier"?
"Maultier" is spelled M-A-U-L-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯].
What does "Maultier" mean?
As a noun, "Maultier" means: die Kreuzung einer Pferdestute und eines Eselhengstes
How do you pronounce "Maultier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maultier" is [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maultier" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

measures#83,056malochen#83,044lauerten#83,017kündigst#83,005

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list