Mondkalb
[ˈmoːntˌkalp]
The verdict
“Mondkalb” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - missgebildete Leibesfrucht, Mole
Corpus desk
Index DE-mondkalb · Mondkalb · German
Mondkalb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | Mondkalb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːntˌkalp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondkalb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mondkalb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːntˌkalp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Mondkalb in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Mondkalb, spelled M-O-N-D-K-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1missgebildete Leibesfrucht, Mole
- 2dummer, einfältiger Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mondkalb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Muse der Tragödie ist zur Gassenhure geworden, denn jeder deutsche Schlingel notzüchtigt sie nach Belieben und zeugt mit ihr fünfbeinige Mondkälber, welche so abscheulich sind, daß ich den Hund bedauere, der sie anpißt.“
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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.