MDMA

[ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː]

/[ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“MDMA” is uncommon German (frequency #61,732 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,732
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychoaktives Amphetamin

Corpus desk

Index DE-mdma · MDMA · German

MDMA · rank #61,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,732
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mehrfaches

Nearest frequency peer: mehrfaches (+2 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 „MDMA“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „MDMA“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MDMA
PropertyValue
HeadwordMDMA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „MDMA“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).MDMAfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mehrfaches“ (#61,734), „Martinique“ (#61,729), „Marleen“ (#61,728). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MDMA“ bei #61,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MDMA is uncommon German at frequency #61,732 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psychoaktives Amphetamin".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for MDMA, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is MDMA, spelled M-D-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    psychoaktives Amphetamin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. MDMA gehört strukturell zur Gruppe der Amphetamine und ist insbesondere als weltweit verbreitete Partydroge bekannt.

Synonyms

EcstasyMollyEmmaM

This word in other languages

MDMA(English)MDMA(Français)

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 "MDMA"?
"MDMA" is spelled M-D-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː].
What does "MDMA" mean?
As an abbreviation, "MDMA" means: psychoaktives Amphetamin
How do you pronounce "MDMA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MDMA" is [ˌɛmdeːʔɛmˈʔaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MDMA" come from?
"MDMA" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nabe#61,764Leda#61,699nose#61,781Jarl#61,642

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list