Monstranz
[mɔnˈstʁant͡s]
The verdict
“Monstranz” is uncommon German (frequency #75,986 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,986
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmuckvoll gestaltetes, reich verziertes (zumeist goldenes) liturgisches Objekt, in welchem in der Mitte hinter einem kleinen Fenster eine geweihte (konsekrierte) Hostie (das Allerheiligste) als d...
Corpus desk
Index DE-monstranz · Monstranz · German
Monstranz · rank #75,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,986
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Monolith
Nearest frequency peer: Monolith (-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 „Monstranz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Mofas
Mofas
24,019 corpus weight
- Monolith
Monolith
24,016 corpus weight
- Monstranz
Monstranz
24,015 corpus weight
- morbide
morbide
24,014 corpus weight
- Morgenrot
Morgenrot
24,013 corpus weight
- munteren
munteren
24,011 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Monstranz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Monstranz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɔnˈstʁant͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Monstranz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Monstranz is uncommon German at frequency #75,986 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔnˈstʁant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schmuckvoll gestaltetes, reich verziertes (zumeist goldenes) liturgisches Objekt, in welchem in der Mitte hinter einem kleinen Fenster eine geweihte (konsekrierte) Hostie (das Allerheiligste) als d...".
Zero misspellings are on record for Monstranz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Monstranz, spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1schmuckvoll gestaltetes, reich verziertes (zumeist goldenes) liturgisches Objekt, in welchem in der Mitte hinter einem kleinen Fenster eine geweihte (konsekrierte) Hostie (das Allerheiligste) als der Leib Christi zur Verehrung sichtbar ausgestellt (gezeigt) wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Monstranz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unsere Kirche besitzt eine sehr alte und kostbare Monstranz. Sie ist mit vielen Edelsteinen verziert.
An Fronleichnam wird das Allerheiligste in der Monstranz sichtbar durch die Straßen getragen.
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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