Mundschenk

[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]

/[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mundschenk” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,420 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#97,420
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das (Ehren-)Amt desjenigen, der an der königlichen Tafel die Getränke auswählte, prüfte und vorsetzte

Key facts for Mundschenk
PropertyValue
HeadwordMundschenk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mundschenk” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mundschenk lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mundschenk is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,420 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"Mundschenk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Mundschenk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-N-D-S-C-H-E-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmʊntˌʃɛŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list