Mogelei
[moːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Mogelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Täuschung
Corpus desk
Index DE-mogelei · Mogelei · German
Mogelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mogelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moːɡəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mogelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mogelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [moːɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Täuschung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mogelei in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mogelei, spelled M-O-G-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1kleine Täuschung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mogelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bald hatten auch Herr Eilert und ich dank ein paar einfacher Mogeleien das erste Spiel für uns entschieden und damit zwei Schnäpschen gewonnen.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.