mouvement

[muv.mɑ̃]

/[muv.mɑ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“mouvement” is uncommon German (frequency #89,320 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,320
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewegung

Key facts for mouvement
PropertyValue
Headwordmouvement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muv.mɑ̃]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,320
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mouvement” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mouvement lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mouvement is uncommon German at frequency #89,320 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muv.mɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung".

mouvement has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mouvement, spelled M-O-U-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung

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 "mouvement"?
"mouvement" is spelled M-O-U-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [muv.mɑ̃].
What does "mouvement" mean?
As a noun, "mouvement" means: Bewegung
How do you pronounce "mouvement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mouvement" is [muv.mɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mouvement" come from?
"mouvement" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mouvement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-O-U-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muv.mɑ̃] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list