Mündel

[ˈmʏndl̩]

/[ˈmʏndl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Mündel” is uncommon German (frequency #62,669 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,669
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutsches Familienrecht: minderjährige Person, die unter Vormundschaft steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-mundel · Mündel · German

Mündel · rank #62,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,669
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachfahre

Nearest frequency peer: Nachfahre (+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 „Mündel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mündel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMündel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʏndl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mündel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachfahre“ (#62,670), „mühevoll“ (#62,667), „nationalistischer“ (#62,671). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mündel“ bei #62,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mündel is uncommon German at frequency #62,669 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʏndl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsches Familienrecht: minderjährige Person, die unter Vormundschaft steht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mündel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mündel, spelled M-Ü-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutsches Familienrecht: minderjährige Person, die unter Vormundschaft steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn der Vormund Geld für sein Mündel entgegennehme, müsse das vom Vormundschaftsgericht genehmigt werden - diese Schutzvorschrift zu Gunsten des Mündels solle Veruntreuung durch den Vormund erschweren.“
  2. „Soweit die Staatskasse den Vormund oder Gegenvormund befriedigt, gehen Ansprüche des Vormundes oder Gegenvormunds gegen den Mündel auf die Staatskasse über.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "Mündel"?
"Mündel" is spelled M-Ü-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏndl̩].
What does "Mündel" mean?
As a noun, "Mündel" means: deutsches Familienrecht: minderjährige Person, die unter Vormundschaft steht
How do you pronounce "Mündel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mündel" is [ˈmʏndl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mündel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list