Mondsichel

[ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩]

/[ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Mondsichel” is uncommon German (frequency #93,311 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,311
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Mond, der oft am Abendhimmel eine sichelförmige Gestalt zeigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mondsichel · Mondsichel · German

Mondsichel · rank #93,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,311
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mollis

Nearest frequency peer: mollis (-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 „Mondsichel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mondsichel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMondsichel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondsichel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mollis“ (#93,310), „monierte“ (#93,312), „monochrome“ (#93,313). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mondsichel“ bei #93,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mondsichel is uncommon German at frequency #93,311 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Mond, der oft am Abendhimmel eine sichelförmige Gestalt zeigt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mondsichel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Mondsichel, spelled M-O-N-D-S-I-C-H-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Mond, der oft am Abendhimmel eine sichelförmige Gestalt zeigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die bleiche Mondsichel stand am Himmel.
  2. „Im Licht der schmalen Mondsichel sah Brian deutlich den buschigen Schweif, den der Skunk zierlich in die Luft reckte, und die weißen Streifen an seinem Rücken.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Mondsichel"?
"Mondsichel" is spelled M-O-N-D-S-I-C-H-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩].
What does "Mondsichel" mean?
As a noun, "Mondsichel" means: der Mond, der oft am Abendhimmel eine sichelförmige Gestalt zeigt
How do you pronounce "Mondsichel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mondsichel" is [ˈmoːntˌzɪçl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mondsichel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list