Mogul

[ˈmoːɡʊl]

/[ˈmoːɡʊl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mogul” is uncommon German (frequency #72,741 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,741
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indischer Herrschertitel

Corpus desk

Index DE-mogul · Mogul · German

Mogul · rank #72,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,741
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mobilisierte

Nearest frequency peer: mobilisierte (-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 „Mogul“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mogul
PropertyValue
HeadwordMogul
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːɡʊl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mogul“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mogulfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mobilisierte“ (#72,740), „Molybdän“ (#72,742), „Mittelmeers“ (#72,739). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mogul“ bei #72,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mogul is uncommon German at frequency #72,741 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːɡʊl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Mogul in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mogul, spelled M-O-G-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    indischer Herrschertitel
  2. 2
    Träger des unter [1] erwähnten Titels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mogul Sofi hatte nur durchschnittliche Führungsqualitäten.
  2. Das 16. Jahrhundert war eine große Zeit für Indiens Mogule.

Synonyms

GroßmogulMogulherrscherMogulkaiser

This word in other languages

mogul(English)magnat(Français)

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 "Mogul"?
"Mogul" is spelled M-O-G-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːɡʊl].
What does "Mogul" mean?
As a noun, "Mogul" means: indischer Herrschertitel
How do you pronounce "Mogul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mogul" is [ˈmoːɡʊl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mogul" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mufti#72,751Mumps#72,752nasty#72,762maire#72,700

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list