mausern

[ˈmaʊ̯zɐn]

/[ˈmaʊ̯zɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“mausern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Federkleid wechseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-mausern · mausern · German

mausern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for mausern
PropertyValue
Headwordmausern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯zɐn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mausern“ im Deutschen

mausernschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mausern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯zɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for mausern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mausern, spelled M-A-U-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Federkleid wechseln
  2. 2
    sich positiv entwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zweimal im Jahr mausern sich mein Wellensittich und die Kanarienvögel.
  2. Das anfangs unscheinbare Stadtviertel hat sich mittlerweile zu einem bedeutenden Einkaufszentrum gemausert.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mausern"?
"mausern" is spelled M-A-U-S-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯zɐn].
What does "mausern" mean?
As a verb, "mausern" means: das Federkleid wechseln
How do you pronounce "mausern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mausern" is [ˈmaʊ̯zɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mausern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list