Moloch
[ˈmoːlɔx]
The verdict
“Moloch” is uncommon German (frequency #53,087 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,087
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - phönizisch-kanaanäische Opferriten, bei denen nach biblischer Überlieferung Kinder durch Feuer geopfert wurden bzw. der Name des auf diese Weise zu opfernden Wesens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moloch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːlɔx] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Moloch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Moloch is uncommon German at frequency #53,087 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Moloch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Moloch, spelled M-O-L-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1phönizisch-kanaanäische Opferriten, bei denen nach biblischer Überlieferung Kinder durch Feuer geopfert wurden bzw. der Name des auf diese Weise zu opfernden Wesens
- 2etwas, das ständig und unerbittlich Opfer fordert
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Moloch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-L-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.