Mobbing

[ˈmɔbɪŋ]

/[ˈmɔbɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mobbing” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,483
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Psychoterror mit dem Ziel, den Betroffenen zur Aufgabe seines Arbeitsplatzes zu bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mobbing · Mobbing · German

Mobbing · rank #11,483 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,483
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH meiden

Nearest frequency peer: meiden (-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 „Mobbing“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mobbing“ 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).

Mobbing vs moving
57% similar
Mobbing vs morning
57% similar
Mobbing vs Mödling
57% similar

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

Key facts for Mobbing
PropertyValue
HeadwordMobbing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔbɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,483
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mobbing“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mobbingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „meiden“ (#11,482), „Most“ (#11,484), „medizinisch“ (#11,481). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mobbing“ bei #11,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mobbing (IPA [ˈmɔbɪŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,483 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mobbing, with forms such as "mbobing", "mmobbing", and "mobbign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "moving", "morning", "Mödling", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mobbing, spelled M-O-B-B-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Psychoterror mit dem Ziel, den Betroffenen zur Aufgabe seines Arbeitsplatzes zu bewegen
  2. 2
    ständige Schikane, Quälerei und Verletzung eines Kollegen (Schule, Arbeitsplatz, Verein,…)
  3. 3
    gemeinsamer Angriff mehrerer Tiere gegen einen überlegenen Feind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der frühere Spitzenläufer sprach von Mobbing und persönlicher Abrechnung.“
  2. „Ausgrenzung ist eine subtile Form von Mobbing am Arbeitsplatz, die oft übersehen und unterschätzt wird[, dabei] bezieht [es] sich auf den absichtlichen Ausschluss einer Person von sozialen oder beruflichen Aktivitäten, was zu Gefühlen der Isolation, Einsamkeit und Des-Engagement führt.“

Synonyms

MobbenBullyingHänselnHassen

Antonyms

Hilfe

This word in other languages

bullying(English)acoso(Español)harcèlement moral(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mbobing
  • mmobbing
  • mobbign
  • mobbingg
  • mobbinng
  • mobbnig
  • mobibng
  • mobing
  • ombbing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mobbing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mbobing2mmobbing1mobbign2mobbingg1mobbinng1mobbnig2mobibng2mobing1
Edit distance from "Mobbing"

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 "Mobbing"?
"Mobbing" is spelled M-O-B-B-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔbɪŋ].
What does "Mobbing" mean?
As a noun, "Mobbing" means: Psychoterror mit dem Ziel, den Betroffenen zur Aufgabe seines Arbeitsplatzes zu bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "Mobbing"?
"Mobbing" is commonly confused with "moving", "morning", "Mödling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mobbing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mobbing" is [ˈmɔbɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mobbing" come from?
"Mobbing" 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 "Mobbing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maximum#11,480neunten#11,488nutzten#11,491liebste#11,474

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

magnus9 variantsLesern9 variantsOpfers9 variantsKomitee9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list