Maure
[ˈmaʊ̯ʁə]
The verdict
“Maure” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger der in Nordafrika als Nomaden lebenden Berberstämme, die im 7. Jahrhundert von den Arabern islamisiert wurden und diese bei ihrer Eroberung der iberischen Halbinsel als kämpfende Truppe...
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Index DE-maure · Maure · German
Maure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Maure |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯ʁə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maure“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯ʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Maure in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Maure, spelled M-A-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger der in Nordafrika als Nomaden lebenden Berberstämme, die im 7. Jahrhundert von den Arabern islamisiert wurden und diese bei ihrer Eroberung der iberischen Halbinsel als kämpfende Truppe unterstützten
- 2arabisch-berberische Mischbevölkerung im heutigen Nordwestafrika
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.