Mormone

[mɔʁˈmoːnə]

/[mɔʁˈmoːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Mormone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer Religionsgemeinschaft, die sich auf den Propheten Joseph Smith beruft

Corpus desk

Index DE-mormone · Mormone · German

Mormone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Mormone
PropertyValue
HeadwordMormone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔʁˈmoːnə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mormone“ im Deutschen

Mormoneschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mormone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔʁˈmoːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied einer Religionsgemeinschaft, die sich auf den Propheten Joseph Smith beruft".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mormone, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mormone, spelled M-O-R-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied einer Religionsgemeinschaft, die sich auf den Propheten Joseph Smith beruft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mormonen haben kein Interesse an der Ökumene.
  2. Gläubige Mormonen fasten mindestens einmal im Monat.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mormone"?
"Mormone" is spelled M-O-R-M-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔʁˈmoːnə].
What does "Mormone" mean?
As a noun, "Mormone" means: Mitglied einer Religionsgemeinschaft, die sich auf den Propheten Joseph Smith beruft
How do you pronounce "Mormone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mormone" is [mɔʁˈmoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mormone" come from?
"Mormone" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list