Mäuschen

[ˈmɔɪ̯sçən]

/[ˈmɔɪ̯sçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Mäuschen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,910
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, niedliche Maus

Corpus desk

Index DE-mauschen · Mäuschen · German

Mäuschen · rank #38,910 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,910
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Männerchor

Nearest frequency peer: Männerchor (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mäuschen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mäuschen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mäuschen vs München
63% similar
Mäuschen vs mischen
63% similar
Mäuschen vs Muschel
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mäuschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMäuschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔɪ̯sçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,910
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mäuschen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mäuschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Männerchor“ (#38,909), „mörderischen“ (#38,911), „Muskelkraft“ (#38,908). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mäuschen“ bei #38,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Mäuschen (IPA [ˈmɔɪ̯sçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,910 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mäuschen, with forms such as "mmäuschen", "muäschen", and "mäsuchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "München", "mischen", "Muschel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mäuschen, spelled M-Ä-U-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine, niedliche Maus
  2. 2
    Kosename
  3. 3
    Musikantenknochen, stoßempfindliche Stelle am Ellenbogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe vorhin ein ganz putziges Mäuschen gesehen.
  2. „Es waren einmal ein Mäuschen, ein Vögelchen und eine Bratwurst in Gesellschaft gerathen, hatten einen Haushalt geführt, lange wohl und köstlich im Frieden gelebt, und trefflich an Gütern zugenommen.“

Synonyms

MäusleinMausiMusikantenknochen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmäuschen
  • muäschen
  • mäsuchen
  • mäucshen
  • mäuscchen
  • mäuscehn
  • mäuschenn
  • mäuschhen
  • mäuschne
  • mäushcen
  • mäusschen
  • ämuschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mäuschen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmäuschen1muäschen2mäsuchen2mäucshen2mäuscchen1mäuscehn2mäuschenn1mäuschhen1
Edit distance from "Mäuschen"

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 "Mäuschen"?
"Mäuschen" is spelled M-Ä-U-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔɪ̯sçən].
What does "Mäuschen" mean?
As a noun, "Mäuschen" means: kleine, niedliche Maus
What words are commonly confused with "Mäuschen"?
"Mäuschen" is commonly confused with "München", "mischen", "Muschel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mäuschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mäuschen" is [ˈmɔɪ̯sçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mäuschen" come from?
"Mäuschen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list