maverick

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The verdict

“maverick” is uncommon German (frequency #58,085 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,085
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vieh ohne Brandzeichen

Key facts for maverick
PropertyValue
Headwordmaverick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maverick” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maverick lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maverick is uncommon German at frequency #58,085 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maverick, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is maverick, spelled M-A-V-E-R-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vieh ohne Brandzeichen
  2. 2
    Kalb, das keine Mutter (mehr) hat, also mutterlos ist
  3. 3
    Alleingänger, Außenseiter, Einzelgänger

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 "maverick"?
"maverick" is spelled M-A-V-E-R-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "maverick" mean?
As a noun, "maverick" means: Vieh ohne Brandzeichen
How do you pronounce "maverick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maverick" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maverick" come from?
"maverick" 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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Using “maverick”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-V-E-R-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list