mobben

[ˈmɔbn̩]

/[ˈmɔbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“mobben” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,152
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-mobben · mobben · German

mobben · rank #46,152 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,152
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitgerissen

Nearest frequency peer: mitgerissen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mobben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mobben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mobben vs mögen
50% similar
mobben vs Möbel
33% similar
mobben vs Möwen
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mobben
PropertyValue
Headwordmobben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɔbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,152
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mobben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mobbenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mitgerissen“ (#46,151), „modulare“ (#46,154), „Misstrauensvotum“ (#46,149). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mobben“ bei #46,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mobben (IPA [ˈmɔbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,152 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mobben, with forms such as "mboben", "mmobben", and "mobbenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mögen", "Möbel", "Möwen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 mobben, spelled M-O-B-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wenn mich meine Mitschüler weiterhin derart mobben, beschwere ich mich beim Klassenvorstand.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mboben
  • mmobben
  • mobbenn
  • mobbne
  • mobebn
  • moben
  • ombben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mobben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mboben2mmobben1mobbenn1mobbne2mobebn2moben1ombben2
Edit distance from "mobben"

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 "mobben"?
"mobben" is spelled M-O-B-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔbn̩].
What does "mobben" mean?
As a verb, "mobben" means: eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren
What words are commonly confused with "mobben"?
"mobben" is commonly confused with "mögen", "Möbel", "Möwen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mobben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mobben" is [ˈmɔbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mobben" come from?
"mobben" 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 "mobben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list