moonlight

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The verdict

“moonlight” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,087
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das (reflektierende) Licht des Mondes

Corpus desk

Index DE-moonlight · moonlight · German

moonlight · rank #44,087 · 14 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,087
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monumente

Nearest frequency peer: Monumente (-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 „moonlight“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „moonlight“ 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).

moonlight vs of
11% similar
moonlight vs TO
0% similar
moonlight vs video
11% similar

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

Key facts for moonlight
PropertyValue
Headwordmoonlight
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,087
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „moonlight“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).moonlightliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Monumente“ (#44,086), „monumentale“ (#44,085), „Mosambik“ (#44,089). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „moonlight“ bei #44,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around moonlight (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,087 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das (reflektierende) Licht des Mondes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for moonlight, with forms such as "mmoonlight", "monlight", and "monolight". 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, "of", "TO", "video", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is moonlight, spelled M-O-O-N-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das (reflektierende) Licht des Mondes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „The trees whispered in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow.“ - Mike Oldfield
  2. "At the window a face looks back out and for a moment is caught in the moonlight, then its ducks back inside to carry on with its business."

Synonyms

moonshine

Antonyms

sunshine

This word in other languages

clair de lune(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoonlight
  • monlight
  • monolight
  • moolnight
  • moonilght
  • moonlgiht
  • moonligght
  • moonlighht
  • moonlightt
  • moonligth
  • moonlihgt
  • moonllight
  • moonnlight
  • omonlight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moonlight - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmoonlight1monlight1monolight2moolnight2moonilght2moonlgiht2moonligght1moonlighht1
Edit distance from "moonlight"

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 "moonlight"?
"moonlight" is spelled M-O-O-N-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "moonlight" mean?
As a noun, "moonlight" means: das (reflektierende) Licht des Mondes
What words are commonly confused with "moonlight"?
"moonlight" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moonlight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moonlight" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moonlight" come from?
"moonlight" 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 "moonlight", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Monumente#44,086modischen#44,083Mysterien#44,093nahelegen#44,096

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Norderney14 variantsnutzlosen14 variantsoptimierte14 variantsLjubljana14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list