mortis

[ˈmortis]

/[ˈmortis]/ verb

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The verdict

“mortis” is uncommon German (frequency #78,312 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,312
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mortar

Corpus desk

Index DE-mortis · mortis · German

mortis · rank #78,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,312
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Motorradfahren

Nearest frequency peer: Motorradfahren (+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 „mortis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mortis
PropertyValue
Headwordmortis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmortis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mortis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mortisfällt 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: „Motorradfahren“ (#78,313), „Montblanc“ (#78,310), „Monokultur“ (#78,309). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mortis“ bei #78,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mortis is uncommon German at frequency #78,312 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmortis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mortar".

No misspelling variants are generated for mortis in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mortis, spelled M-O-R-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mortar

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 "mortis"?
"mortis" is spelled M-O-R-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmortis].
What does "mortis" mean?
As a verb, "mortis" means: Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mortar
How do you pronounce "mortis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortis" is [ˈmortis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Modems#78,306merkle#78,289Meiler#78,284Niesky#78,343

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list