mokant
[moˈkant]
The verdict
“mokant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sarkastisch, spöttisch, jemanden belächelnd
Corpus desk
Index DE-mokant · mokant · German
mokant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | mokant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [moˈkant] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „mokant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
mokant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moˈkant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sarkastisch, spöttisch, jemanden belächelnd".
mokant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mokant, spelled M-O-K-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1sarkastisch, spöttisch, jemanden belächelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mokant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herr Müller fragt ganz mokant seine Frau, warum sie denn schon wieder ein neues Paar Schuhe gekauft habe.
Es reiche nicht nur, auf Parteitagen zu siegen, stellte Glos mokant fest.
This word in other languages
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.