Mehltau
[ˈmeːltaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Mehltau” is uncommon German (frequency #73,788 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,788
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pilze, die befallene Pflanzenteile mit einem meist weißen Belag bedecken; Pflanzenkrankheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-mehltau · Mehltau · German
Mehltau · rank #73,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,788
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH mediales
Nearest frequency peer: mediales (-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 „Mehltau“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- maso
maso
26,219 corpus weight
- Massakern
Massakern
26,218 corpus weight
- Mayas
Mayas
26,216 corpus weight
- mediales
mediales
26,214 corpus weight
- Mehltau
Mehltau
26,213 corpus weight
- Merino
Merino
26,209 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mehltau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mehltau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːltaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mehltau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mehltau is uncommon German at frequency #73,788 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːltaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pilze, die befallene Pflanzenteile mit einem meist weißen Belag bedecken; Pflanzenkrankheit".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mehltau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mehltau, spelled M-E-H-L-T-A-U.
Definition
- 1Pilze, die befallene Pflanzenteile mit einem meist weißen Belag bedecken; Pflanzenkrankheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mehltau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Stachelbeeren haben Mehltau.
„Seit den 1960er Jahren wurde Triticale vielerorts als Futtergetreide angebaut und zeigte eine hohe Resistenz gegen Befall durch sogenannten Mehltau – eine Reihe von Pflanzenkrankheiten, die auf Pilze als Erreger zurückgehen.
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); 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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