Mordlust

[ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst]

/[ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mordlust” is uncommon German (frequency #81,890 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,890
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerer Drang, zu morden

Corpus desk

Index DE-mordlust · Mordlust · German

Mordlust · rank #81,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,890
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH monogam

Nearest frequency peer: monogam (-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 „Mordlust“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mordlust
PropertyValue
HeadwordMordlust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mordlust“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mordlustfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „monogam“ (#81,889), „mule“ (#81,892), „mitzufahren“ (#81,887). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mordlust“ bei #81,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mordlust is uncommon German at frequency #81,890 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innerer Drang, zu morden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mordlust, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mordlust, spelled M-O-R-D-L-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerer Drang, zu morden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dazu kamen die Herzlosigkeit, Zerstörungswut und Mordlust der Sieger im Siegesrausch, im Blutrausch oder einfach im Rausch.“
  2. „Mordlust im funkelnden Auge, standen sie mit aufgepflanzten Bajonetten; kein Laut entfuhr ihnen.“

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 "Mordlust"?
"Mordlust" is spelled M-O-R-D-L-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst].
What does "Mordlust" mean?
As a noun, "Mordlust" means: innerer Drang, zu morden
How do you pronounce "Mordlust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mordlust" is [ˈmɔʁtˌlʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mordlust" come from?
"Mordlust" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list