Mumps

[mʊmps]

/[mʊmps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mumps” is uncommon German (frequency #72,752 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,752
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ansteckende Infektionskrankheit, bei der eine Entzündung insbesondere der Ohrspeicheldrüse vorliegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mumps · Mumps · German

Mumps · rank #72,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,752
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mufti

Nearest frequency peer: Mufti (-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 „Mumps“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mumps
PropertyValue
HeadwordMumps
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mʊmps]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mumps“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mumpsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mufti“ (#72,751), „musischen“ (#72,753), „Mustangs“ (#72,754). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mumps“ bei #72,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mumps is uncommon German at frequency #72,752 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mʊmps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ansteckende Infektionskrankheit, bei der eine Entzündung insbesondere der Ohrspeicheldrüse vorliegt".

Mumps has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mumps, spelled M-U-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ansteckende Infektionskrankheit, bei der eine Entzündung insbesondere der Ohrspeicheldrüse vorliegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Da Mumps eine lebenslange Immunität hinterlässt, zählt die Krankheit zu den Kinderkrankheiten.

Synonyms

OhrspeicheldrüsenentzündungParotitis epidemicaSalivitis epidemicaMumpfZiegenpeterBauernwetzelFeifelTölpelWochentölpelOhrenmüggeli

This word in other languages

mumps(English)papera(Español)parotidite ourlienne(Français)caxumba(Português)

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 "Mumps"?
"Mumps" is spelled M-U-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊmps].
What does "Mumps" mean?
As a noun, "Mumps" means: ansteckende Infektionskrankheit, bei der eine Entzündung insbesondere der Ohrspeicheldrüse vorliegt
How do you pronounce "Mumps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mumps" is [mʊmps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mumps" come from?
"Mumps" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mufti#72,751nasty#72,762Mogul#72,741maire#72,700

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list