Mundschenk

[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]

/[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mundschenk” is uncommon German (frequency #97,420 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,420
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das (Ehren-)Amt desjenigen, der an der königlichen Tafel die Getränke auswählte, prüfte und vorsetzte

Corpus desk

Index DE-mundschenk · Mundschenk · German

Mundschenk · rank #97,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,420
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH munteres

Nearest frequency peer: munteres (+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 „Mundschenk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mundschenk
PropertyValue
HeadwordMundschenk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mundschenk“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „munteres“ (#97,421), „multimedial“ (#97,418), „muskulärer“ (#97,422). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mundschenk“ bei #97,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mundschenk is uncommon German at frequency #97,420 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das (Ehren-)Amt desjenigen, der an der königlichen Tafel die Getränke auswählte, prüfte und vorsetzte".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mundschenk, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mundschenk, spelled M-U-N-D-S-C-H-E-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    das (Ehren-)Amt desjenigen, der an der königlichen Tafel die Getränke auswählte, prüfte und vorsetzte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der König erfuhr die Neuigkeit durch den Mundschenk.
  2. Am deutschen Königshof bekleidete der König von Böhmen das Amt des Mundschenks.

Synonyms

Weinschenk

Antonyms

MarschallKämmererTruchsess

This word in other languages

butler(English)copero(Español)échanson(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 "Mundschenk"?
"Mundschenk" is spelled M-U-N-D-S-C-H-E-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk].
What does "Mundschenk" mean?
As a noun, "Mundschenk" means: das (Ehren-)Amt desjenigen, der an der königlichen Tafel die Getränke auswählte, prüfte und vorsetzte
How do you pronounce "Mundschenk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mundschenk" is [ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mundschenk" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muskulärer#97,422Müllhaufen#97,427Monografie#97,412nachgiebig#97,431

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list