mobben

/[ˈmɔbn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,152

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

mobben is aGermanverb. It means: eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren Pronounced [ˈmɔbn̩]. Often confused with mögen and Möbel.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mobben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mobben is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɔbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,152 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for mobben, with forms such as "mboben", "mmobben", and "mobbenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mögen", "Möbel", "Möwen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mobben, spelled M-O-B-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mboben,mmobben,mobbenn,mobbne,mobebn,moben,ombben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mobben

Misspelling Variants of "mobben"

mboben6mmobben7mobbenn7mobbne6mobebn6moben5ombben6
Misspelling Variants of "mobben"

Frequency rank: #46,152 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.