Mondstein
[ˈmoːntˌʃtaɪ̯n]
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
- mitwirkten
mitwirkten
10,690 corpus weight
- mmHg
mmHg
10,689 corpus weight
- monatelanger
monatelanger
10,687 corpus weight
- Mondstein
Mondstein
10,686 corpus weight
- Monotheismus
Monotheismus
10,685 corpus weight
- moslemischen
moslemischen
10,683 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mondstein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mondstein“ im Deutschen
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
- 1perlmuttglänzende, opalisierende Varietät des Minerals Orthoklas, als Schmuckstein verwendet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mondstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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