mehrdeutig

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“mehrdeutig” is uncommon German (frequency #70,561 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,561
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf verschiedene Weise verstehbar, je nach Lesart (oder Kontext) verschiedene Inhalte darstellend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrdeutig · mehrdeutig · German

mehrdeutig · rank #70,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,561
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH medis

Nearest frequency peer: medis (-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 „mehrdeutig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mehrdeutig
PropertyValue
Headwordmehrdeutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mehrdeutig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mehrdeutigfällt 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: „medis“ (#70,560), „medio“ (#70,559), „mela“ (#70,563). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mehrdeutig“ bei #70,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mehrdeutig is uncommon German at frequency #70,561 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf verschiedene Weise verstehbar, je nach Lesart (oder Kontext) verschiedene Inhalte darstellend".

Zero misspellings are on record for mehrdeutig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 mehrdeutig, spelled M-E-H-R-D-E-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf verschiedene Weise verstehbar, je nach Lesart (oder Kontext) verschiedene Inhalte darstellend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Wort „Band“ ist mehrdeutig: der Band, die Band, das Band.

Antonyms

eindeutig

This word in other languages

ambiguous(English)ambiguo(Español)ambigu(Français)ambíguo(Português)

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 "mehrdeutig"?
"mehrdeutig" is spelled M-E-H-R-D-E-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç].
What does "mehrdeutig" mean?
As an adjective, "mehrdeutig" means: auf verschiedene Weise verstehbar, je nach Lesart (oder Kontext) verschiedene Inhalte darstellend
How do you pronounce "mehrdeutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mehrdeutig" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mehrdeutig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list