money

[ˈmʌnɪ]

/[ˈmʌnɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“money” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,421
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Geld, (umgangssprachlich) der Schotter

Corpus desk

Index DE-money · money · German

money · rank #8,421 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,421
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Millimeter

Nearest frequency peer: Millimeter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „money“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „money“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

money vs move
60% similar
money vs mont
60% similar
money vs monk
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for money
PropertyValue
Headwordmoney
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʌnɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,421
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „money“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.moneyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Millimeter“ (#8,420), „Monitor“ (#8,422), „Meisterschaften“ (#8,419). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „money“ bei #8,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around money (IPA [ˈmʌnɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,421 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Geld, (umgangssprachlich) der Schotter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for money, with forms such as "mmoney", "mnoey", and "moeny". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "move", "mont", "monk", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is money, spelled M-O-N-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Geld, (umgangssprachlich) der Schotter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Peter has a lot of money.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoney
  • mnoey
  • moeny
  • moneyy
  • monney
  • monye
  • omney

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of money - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmoney1mnoey2moeny2moneyy1monney1monye2omney2
Edit distance from "money"

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 "money"?
"money" is spelled M-O-N-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʌnɪ].
What does "money" mean?
As a noun, "money" means: das Geld, (umgangssprachlich) der Schotter
What words are commonly confused with "money"?
"money" is commonly confused with "move", "mont", "monk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "money"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "money" is [ˈmʌnɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "money" come from?
"money" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nebst#8,425Lippe#8,416NSDAP#8,432Ozean#8,436

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pater7 variantsHauch7 variantsgreat7 variantsTanja7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list