Maultrommel
[ˈmaʊ̯lˌtʁɔml̩]
The verdict
“Maultrommel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfaches bayrisches Musikinstrument, das man zwischen die Zähne nimmt und mit dem Finger ein Federblech schnalzt
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Index DE-maultrommel · Maultrommel · German
Maultrommel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maultrommel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtʁɔml̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maultrommel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maultrommel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯lˌtʁɔml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einfaches bayrisches Musikinstrument, das man zwischen die Zähne nimmt und mit dem Finger ein Federblech schnalzt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Maultrommel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
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 Maultrommel, spelled M-A-U-L-T-R-O-M-M-E-L.
Definition
- 1einfaches bayrisches Musikinstrument, das man zwischen die Zähne nimmt und mit dem Finger ein Federblech schnalzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Maultrommel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Manchmal singt er mit sich selbst im Chor und spielt eine Maultrommel.“
„In seiner 40 Quadratmeter großen Werkstatt hängen unzählige Exemplare von Maultrommeln, darunter philippinische aus Bambus oder eine äußerst schwierig zu spielende japanische aus Holz.“
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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.