Mausefalle
[ˈmaʊ̯zəˌfalə]
The verdict
“Mausefalle” is uncommon German (frequency #79,478 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,478
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, um Mäuse zu fangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mausefalle · Mausefalle · German
Mausefalle · rank #79,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,478
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Mathematikern
Nearest frequency peer: Mathematikern (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mausefalle“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Massenbeweg…
Massenbewegung
20,526 corpus weight
- mastering
mastering
20,525 corpus weight
- Mathematike…
Mathematikern
20,524 corpus weight
- Mausefalle
Mausefalle
20,523 corpus weight
- Mauszeiger
Mauszeiger
20,522 corpus weight
- Mechaniken
Mechaniken
20,520 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mausefalle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mausefalle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯zəˌfalə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mausefalle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mausefalle is uncommon German at frequency #79,478 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯zəˌfalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, um Mäuse zu fangen".
Mausefalle has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mausefalle, spelled M-A-U-S-E-F-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Gerät, um Mäuse zu fangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mausefalle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die neue Mausefalle hatte eine tödliche Wirkung.
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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.
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