Mauser
[ˈmaʊ̯zɐ]
The verdict
“Mauser” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,071 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,071
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Wechseln des Gefieders beziehungsweise der Federn bei Vögeln
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mauser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯zɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #49,071 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mauser” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mauser is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʊ̯zɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,071 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das Wechseln des Gefieders beziehungsweise der Federn bei Vögeln".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mauser, with forms such as "amuser", "masuer", and "mauesr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Muse", "Mayer", "Moser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mauser, spelled M-A-U-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1das Wechseln des Gefieders beziehungsweise der Federn bei Vögeln
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amuser,masuer,mauesr,mauserr,mausre,mausser,mmauser,muaser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mauser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Mauser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-U-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaʊ̯zɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Muse” - see the side-by-side comparison. Mauser vs Muse
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.