Mondsee

[ˈmoːntˌz̥eː]

/[ˈmoːntˌz̥eː]/ name

The verdict

“Mondsee” is uncommon German (frequency #59,898 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,898
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - See in Oberösterreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-mondsee · Mondsee · German

Mondsee · rank #59,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,898
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH modeste

Nearest frequency peer: modeste (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mondsee“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mondsee
PropertyValue
HeadwordMondsee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmoːntˌz̥eː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondsee“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mondseefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „modeste“ (#59,897), „Monotonie“ (#59,899), „Modellprojekt“ (#59,896). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mondsee“ bei #59,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mondsee is uncommon German at frequency #59,898 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmoːntˌz̥eː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "See in Oberösterreich".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mondsee, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Mondsee, spelled M-O-N-D-S-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    See in Oberösterreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Mondsee befindet sich im oberösterreichischen Salzkammergut.

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 "Mondsee"?
"Mondsee" is spelled M-O-N-D-S-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːntˌz̥eː].
What does "Mondsee" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mondsee" means: See in Oberösterreich
How do you pronounce "Mondsee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mondsee" is [ˈmoːntˌz̥eː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mondsee" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list