Mortadella

[mɔʁtaˈdɛla]

/[mɔʁtaˈdɛla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mortadella” is uncommon German (frequency #94,646 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,646
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wurst aus gemahlenem Schweine-/Kalbfleisch mit Speckwürfeln, manchmal auch Schinkenstücken oder Pistazien

Corpus desk

Index DE-mortadella · Mortadella · German

Mortadella · rank #94,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,646
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Moringen

Nearest frequency peer: Moringen (-2 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 „Mortadella“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mortadella
PropertyValue
HeadwordMortadella
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔʁtaˈdɛla]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mortadella“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Moringen“ (#94,644), „Motorradfahrern“ (#94,648), „Mollusken“ (#94,642). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mortadella“ bei #94,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mortadella is uncommon German at frequency #94,646 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔʁtaˈdɛla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wurst aus gemahlenem Schweine-/Kalbfleisch mit Speckwürfeln, manchmal auch Schinkenstücken oder Pistazien".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mortadella in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mortadella, spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wurst aus gemahlenem Schweine-/Kalbfleisch mit Speckwürfeln, manchmal auch Schinkenstücken oder Pistazien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich mag Mortadella.

This word in other languages

mortadella(English)mortadela(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 "Mortadella"?
"Mortadella" is spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔʁtaˈdɛla].
What does "Mortadella" mean?
As a noun, "Mortadella" means: Wurst aus gemahlenem Schweine-/Kalbfleisch mit Speckwürfeln, manchmal auch Schinkenstücken oder Pistazien
How do you pronounce "Mortadella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mortadella" is [mɔʁtaˈdɛla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mortadella" come from?
"Mortadella" 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 "Mortadella", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mittelding#94,636Münzenberg#94,657Mitgefühls#94,633misslingen#94,632

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list