Molch
[mɔlç]
The verdict
“Molch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwanzlurch, der in seinem (Teil-)Lebensraum Gewässer über einen Flossensaum verfügt
Corpus desk
Index DE-molch · Molch · German
Molch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Molch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɔlç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Molch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Molch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔlç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Molch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Molch, spelled M-O-L-C-H.
Definition
- 1Schwanzlurch, der in seinem (Teil-)Lebensraum Gewässer über einen Flossensaum verfügt
- 2Schaber für Rohre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Molch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Molch schwimmt im Teich.
„An den schulfreien Nachmittagen pflegten wir in den Bächen und Teichen vor der Stadt Molche und Fische zu fangen und auf den Wiesen Schmetterlinge und Käfer.“
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.