Mondstein

[ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Mondstein” is uncommon German (frequency #89,315 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,315
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-mondstein · Mondstein · German

Mondstein · rank #89,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,315
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH monatelanger

Nearest frequency peer: monatelanger (-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 „Mondstein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mondstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordMondstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondstein“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „monatelanger“ (#89,314), „Monotheismus“ (#89,316), „mmHg“ (#89,312). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mondstein“ bei #89,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mondstein is uncommon German at frequency #89,315 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Mondstein in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mondstein, spelled M-O-N-D-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hast du den Ring mit dem Mondstein gesehen?

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 "Mondstein"?
"Mondstein" is spelled M-O-N-D-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Mondstein" mean?
As a noun, "Mondstein" means: perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet
How do you pronounce "Mondstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mondstein" is [ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mondstein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list