mountain lion
[ˈmaʊntən ˌlaɪən]
The verdict
“mountain lion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Berglöwe, Puma, Silberlöwe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mountain lion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊntən ˌlaɪən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mountain lion” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mountain lion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʊntən ˌlaɪən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Berglöwe, Puma, Silberlöwe".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mountain lion, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 mountain lion, spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N- -L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Berglöwe, Puma, Silberlöwe
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.
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Using “mountain lion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N- -L-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaʊntən ˌlaɪən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.