Moralapostel

[moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩]

/[moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Moralapostel” is uncommon German (frequency #55,560 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,560
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, welche ständig und eifrig die Wertvorstellungen und guten Sitten einer Gesellschaft oder einer Person predigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-moralapostel · Moralapostel · German

Moralapostel · rank #55,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,560
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monsun

Nearest frequency peer: Monsun (-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 „Moralapostel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Moralapostel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Moralapostel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoralapostel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Moralapostel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Moralapostelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Monsun“ (#55,559), „Muff“ (#55,561), „mitnahm“ (#55,557). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moralapostel“ bei #55,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Moralapostel is uncommon German at frequency #55,560 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, welche ständig und eifrig die Wertvorstellungen und guten Sitten einer Gesellschaft oder einer Person predigt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Moralapostel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Moralapostel, spelled M-O-R-A-L-A-P-O-S-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, welche ständig und eifrig die Wertvorstellungen und guten Sitten einer Gesellschaft oder einer Person predigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mark war noch nie ein Moralapostel.

Synonyms

Moralist

This word in other languages

moraliser(English)moralista(Español)moralisateur(Français)moralista(Português)

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 "Moralapostel"?
"Moralapostel" is spelled M-O-R-A-L-A-P-O-S-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩].
What does "Moralapostel" mean?
As a noun, "Moralapostel" means: Person, welche ständig und eifrig die Wertvorstellungen und guten Sitten einer Gesellschaft oder einer Person predigt
How do you pronounce "Moralapostel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moralapostel" is [moˈʁaːlʔaˌpɔstl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moralapostel" come from?
"Moralapostel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Musikkapelle#55,563missbrauchte#55,555neunjährigen#55,575Lieferdienst#55,516

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list