Maultiere
[ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːʁə]
The verdict
“Maultiere” is uncommon German (frequency #86,786 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,786
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Maultier
Corpus desk
Index DE-maultiere · Maultiere · German
Maultiere · rank #86,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,786
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH maskierter
Nearest frequency peer: maskierter (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Maultiere”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Marienwerder
Marienwerder
13,219 corpus weight
- maritimes
maritimes
13,218 corpus weight
- maskierter
maskierter
13,216 corpus weight
- Maultiere
Maultiere
13,215 corpus weight
- medic
medic
13,214 corpus weight
- Medienkonze…
Medienkonzern
13,213 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Maultiere” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maultiere |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːʁə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Maultiere” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Maultiere is uncommon German at frequency #86,786 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtiːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Maultiere in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maultiere, spelled M-A-U-L-T-I-E-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Maultier
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maultier
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maultier
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maultier
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maultiere", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.