Muezzin

[muˈɛt͡siːn]

/[muˈɛt͡siːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Muezzin” is uncommon German (frequency #89,322 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,322
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person im Islam, die zum Gebet ruft

Corpus desk

Index DE-muezzin · Muezzin · German

Muezzin · rank #89,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,322
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mouvement

Nearest frequency peer: mouvement (-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 „Muezzin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Muezzin
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuezzin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈɛt͡siːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Muezzin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mouvement“ (#89,320), „Musterschüler“ (#89,324), „Mostar“ (#89,319). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Muezzin“ bei #89,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Muezzin is uncommon German at frequency #89,322 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈɛt͡siːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person im Islam, die zum Gebet ruft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Muezzin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Muezzin, spelled M-U-E-Z-Z-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person im Islam, die zum Gebet ruft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn ein Mensch in meinem Dorf stirbt, ruft der Muezzin in der Moschee die Dorfbewohner durch einen Lautsprecher dazu auf, an der Beerdigung und der Trauerfeier teilzunehmen.“
  2. „Der Muezzin donnerte aus dem Radio, und danach wurden zwei Gebote des Islam besprochen.“

This word in other languages

muezzin(English)almuédano(Español)muezzin(Français)

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 "Muezzin"?
"Muezzin" is spelled M-U-E-Z-Z-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈɛt͡siːn].
What does "Muezzin" mean?
As a noun, "Muezzin" means: Person im Islam, die zum Gebet ruft
How do you pronounce "Muezzin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muezzin" is [muˈɛt͡siːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muezzin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nanking#89,340mirrors#89,301Meerane#89,281mailing#89,260

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list