Mondenschein
German, noun[ˈmoːndn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]
Mondenschein is spelled M-O-N-D-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mondenschein is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Mondschein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schein des Mondes”.
What does Mondenschein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Mondschein
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schein des Mondes 2. der scheinende Mond selbst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mondenschein
- Mondenscheines genitive
- Mondenscheins genitive
- Mondenscheine dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mondenschein?
- [ˈmoːndn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mondenschein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mondenschein in German?
Mondenschein appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).