Mummenschanz
German, noun[ˈmʊmənˌʃant͡s]
Mummenschanz is spelled M-U-M-M-E-N-S-C-H-A-N-Z (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mummenschanz is a German feminine noun meaning “masquerade, mummery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maskerade”.
What does Mummenschanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininemasculinemasquerade, mummery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maskerade
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mummenschanz
- Mummenschanzes genitive
- Mummenschanze plural
- Mummenschanzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mummenschanz?
- [ˈmʊmənˌʃant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mummenschanz in German?
Mummenschanz appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).