Mulatte
[muˈlatə]
The verdict
“Mulatte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch mit einem schwarzen und einem weißen Elternteil
Corpus desk
Index DE-mulatte · Mulatte · German
Mulatte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mulatte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [muˈlatə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mulatte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mulatte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈlatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch mit einem schwarzen und einem weißen Elternteil".
Mulatte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mulatte, spelled M-U-L-A-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Mensch mit einem schwarzen und einem weißen Elternteil
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mulatte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Karibik gibt es sehr viele Mulatten.
„Mulatten waren schon von Anfang an zugelassen gewesen und hatten dieses Gremium sehr schnell dominiert; Menschen jedoch, in deren Adern kein Tropfen portugiesisches Blut floss, hatten hart um ihre Aufnahme kämpfen müssen.“
This word in other languages
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.