Maulwurf
German, noun/ˈmaʊ̯lˌvʊʁf/
Maulwurf is spelled M-A-U-L-W-U-R-F (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maulwurf is a German masculine noun meaning “mole (small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Familie der Talpidae, ein Säugetier, das sich durch die Erde gräbt”.
What does Maulwurf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemole (small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae)
- 2
masculinemole (internal spy)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Familie der Talpidae, ein Säugetier, das sich durch die Erde gräbt 2. ein Spion, der sich in eine Firma oder Institution einschleicht und zum Zwecke der Tarnung erst nach einiger Zeit aktiv wird und seine Tätigkeit aufnimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Maulwurf
- Maulwurfes genitive
- Maulwurfs genitive
- Maulwürfe plural
- Maulwürfin feminine
- Maulwurfe dative singular
- Maulwürfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Maulwurf?
- /ˈmaʊ̯lˌvʊʁf/
- [ˈmaʊ̯lˌvʊʁf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Maulwurf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Maulwurf in German?
Maulwurf appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).