Mundschutz
[ˈmʊntˌʃʊt͡s]
The verdict
“Mundschutz” is uncommon German (frequency #59,019 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,019
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesichts-Halbmaske aus mehreren Papier- beziehungsweise Vliesschichten, die mit Binde- oder Gummibändern am Hinterkopf oder hinter den Ohren fixiert wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mundschutz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʊntˌʃʊt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mundschutz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mundschutz is uncommon German at frequency #59,019 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊntˌʃʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mundschutz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mundschutz, spelled M-U-N-D-S-C-H-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Gesichts-Halbmaske aus mehreren Papier- beziehungsweise Vliesschichten, die mit Binde- oder Gummibändern am Hinterkopf oder hinter den Ohren fixiert wird
- 2Vorrichtung zum Schutz vor Sportverletzungen im Mund- und Nasenbereich, etwa beim Bodyflying, Boxen oder Motorsport
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.
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Using “Mundschutz”
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- The one correct German spelling is M-U-N-D-S-C-H-U-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.