MFA

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The verdict

“MFA” is uncommon German (frequency #70,570 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,570
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung von „Modulare FührerraumAnzeige“

Corpus desk

Index DE-mfa · MFA · German

MFA · rank #70,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,570
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Metallteile

Nearest frequency peer: Metallteile (-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 „MFA“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MFA
PropertyValue
HeadwordMFA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#70,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „MFA“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).MFAfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Metallteile“ (#70,569), „Milchkaffee“ (#70,571), „Milchpulver“ (#70,572). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MFA“ bei #70,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MFA is uncommon German at frequency #70,570 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abkürzung von „Modulare FührerraumAnzeige“".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for MFA, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is MFA, spelled M-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung von „Modulare FührerraumAnzeige“

Synonyms

MFD

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 "MFA"?
"MFA" is spelled M-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "MFA" mean?
As an abbreviation, "MFA" means: Abkürzung von „Modulare FührerraumAnzeige“
How do you pronounce "MFA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MFA" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MFA" come from?
"MFA" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neg#70,613PDC#70,660IRS#70,417hap#70,360

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list