Mondschein
[ˈmoːntˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Mondschein” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,712 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,712
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das vom Mond reflektierte Licht, der Lichtschein des Mondes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mondschein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːntˌʃaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #40,712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mondschein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mondschein is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoːntˌʃaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,712 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mondschein, with forms such as "mmondschein", "mnodschein", and "modnschein". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Mondschein, spelled M-O-N-D-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1das vom Mond reflektierte Licht, der Lichtschein des Mondes
- 2Anblick des scheinenden Mondes selbst
- 3Glatze
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmondschein,mnodschein,modnschein,mondcshein,monddschein,mondscchein,mondscehin,mondscheinn,mondscheni,mondschhein,mondschien,mondshcein,mondsschein,monndschein,monsdchein,omndschein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mondschein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Mondschein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-N-D-S-C-H-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoːntˌʃaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.