Moment

[moˈmɛnt]

/[moˈmɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Moment” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#648
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne

Corpus desk

Index DE-moment · Moment · German

Moment · rank #648 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #648
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jungen

Nearest frequency peer: Jungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Moment“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Moment“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Moment vs mont
50% similar
Moment vs Möwen
50% similar
Moment vs Monet
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Moment
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈmɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#648
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Moment“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Momentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jungen“ (#647), „schlecht“ (#649), „sechs“ (#650). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moment“ bei #648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Moment (IPA [moˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #648 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moment, with forms such as "mmoent", "mmoment", and "moemnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "mont", "Möwen", "Monet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Moment, spelled M-O-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne
  2. 2
    Zeitpunkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du einen Moment Zeit für mich?
  2. „Als die Ampel auf Grün schaltete, fuhr er an, als in diesem Moment die Radfahrerin von links in den PKW fuhr.“

Synonyms

AugenblickZeitpunkt

This word in other languages

moment(English)momento(Español)instant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoent
  • mmoment
  • moemnt
  • momennt
  • momentt
  • mometn
  • momment
  • momnet
  • omment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmoent2mmoment1moemnt2momennt1momentt1mometn2momment1momnet2
Edit distance from "Moment"

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 "Moment"?
"Moment" is spelled M-O-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈmɛnt].
What does "Moment" mean?
As a noun, "Moment" means: sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne
What words are commonly confused with "Moment"?
"Moment" is commonly confused with "mont", "Möwen", "Monet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moment" is [moˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moment" come from?
"Moment" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jungen#647Spiele#651zweite#645spielt#652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Bilder9 variantsdachte9 variantslernen9 variantsführen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list