Mondstein
[ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Mondstein” is uncommon German (frequency #89,315 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,315
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mondstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mondstein” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mondstein is uncommon German at frequency #89,315 among 44,424 “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
- 1perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet
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.
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Using “Mondstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-N-D-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.