Mondfinsternis

[ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs]

/[ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mondfinsternis” is uncommon German (frequency #63,572 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,572
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ereignis, bei dem der Mond durch den Kernschatten der Erde wandert

Corpus desk

Index DE-mondfinsternis · Mondfinsternis · German

Mondfinsternis · rank #63,572 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,572
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mittelhochdeu…

Nearest frequency peer: Mittelhochdeutschen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mondfinsternis“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mondfinsternis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mondfinsternis
PropertyValue
HeadwordMondfinsternis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs]
Letters14
Frequency rank#63,572
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondfinsternis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mondfinsternisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mittelhochdeutschen“ (#63,570), „MPi“ (#63,574), „Multimillionär“ (#63,575). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mondfinsternis“ bei #63,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mondfinsternis is uncommon German at frequency #63,572 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ereignis, bei dem der Mond durch den Kernschatten der Erde wandert".

Mondfinsternis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mondfinsternis, spelled M-O-N-D-F-I-N-S-T-E-R-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ereignis, bei dem der Mond durch den Kernschatten der Erde wandert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sterngucker haben in der Nacht in weiten Teilen Deutschlands vergeblich im Freien, auf Straßen und Balkonen gefroren: Eine dicke Wolkendecke verdeckte den Blick auf die totale Mondfinsternis.“
  2. „Der Mond zieht im Jahr 2015 zweimal durch den Kernschatten der Erde. Am 4. April gegen 12 Uhr Weltzeit kommt es zur ersten totalen Mondfinsternis.“

Synonyms

EklipseTotalität

Antonyms

Sonnenfinsternis

This word in other languages

eclipse lunar(Español)éclipse lunaire(Français)

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 "Mondfinsternis"?
"Mondfinsternis" is spelled M-O-N-D-F-I-N-S-T-E-R-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs].
What does "Mondfinsternis" mean?
As a noun, "Mondfinsternis" means: Ereignis, bei dem der Mond durch den Kernschatten der Erde wandert
How do you pronounce "Mondfinsternis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mondfinsternis" is [ˈmoːntˌfɪnstɐnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mondfinsternis" come from?
"Mondfinsternis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Multimillionär#63,575Nettoeinkommen#63,592optimistischer#63,615linguistischen#63,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list