Mufti

[ˈmʊfti]

/[ˈmʊfti]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mufti” is uncommon German (frequency #72,751 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,751
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - islamischer Rechtsgelehrter, offizieller Gesetzesausleger, der islamrechtliche Gutachten (Fatwas/Fetwas) erstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mufti · Mufti · German

Mufti · rank #72,751 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,751
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mumps

Nearest frequency peer: Mumps (+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 „Mufti“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mufti
PropertyValue
HeadwordMufti
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊfti]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,751
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mufti“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Muftifällt 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: „Mumps“ (#72,752), „musischen“ (#72,753), „Moschus“ (#72,748). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mufti“ bei #72,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mufti is uncommon German at frequency #72,751 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊfti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "islamischer Rechtsgelehrter, offizieller Gesetzesausleger, der islamrechtliche Gutachten (Fatwas/Fetwas) erstellt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Mufti in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Mufti, spelled M-U-F-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    islamischer Rechtsgelehrter, offizieller Gesetzesausleger, der islamrechtliche Gutachten (Fatwas/Fetwas) erstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der saudische Mufti Scheich Abdul Aziz al Scheich erklärte, das Töten Unschuldiger sei im Islam verboten.“

This word in other languages

mufti(English)muftí(Español)mufti(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 "Mufti"?
"Mufti" is spelled M-U-F-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊfti].
What does "Mufti" mean?
As a noun, "Mufti" means: islamischer Rechtsgelehrter, offizieller Gesetzesausleger, der islamrechtliche Gutachten (Fatwas/Fetwas) erstellt
How do you pronounce "Mufti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mufti" is [ˈmʊfti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mufti" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mumps#72,752Mogul#72,741nasty#72,762maire#72,700

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list