Mundstück

[ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk]

/[ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk]/ noun

The verdict

“Mundstück” is uncommon German (frequency #61,757 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,757
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil eines Blasinstruments, in das hineingeblasen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-mundstuck · Mundstück · German

Mundstück · rank #61,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,757
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mun

Nearest frequency peer: mun (-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 „Mundstück“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mundstück
PropertyValue
HeadwordMundstück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mundstück“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mundstückfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mun“ (#61,756), „Murmel“ (#61,758), „Mulden“ (#61,755). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mundstück“ bei #61,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mundstück is uncommon German at frequency #61,757 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Mundstück has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mundstück, spelled M-U-N-D-S-T-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil eines Blasinstruments, in das hineingeblasen wird
  2. 2
    Gebissstück des Zaumzeugs für Pferde
  3. 3
    Bauteil einer Tabakspfeife, durch den der Rauch aufgenommen wird; mundgerecht geformtes Röhrchen, in das man eine Zigarette stecken kann
  4. 4
    Bauteil eines Wasserstrahlrohrs der Feuerwehr, das die Wassermenge reguliert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Mundstück meiner Trompete ist total verdreckt.
  2. „Der erste Moment, wenn man die Nadel aufsetzt, ist wie das Luftholen der Sängerin vor dem ersten Ton, wie das Ansetzen der Trompter, bevor sie die Lippen um ihr Mundstück schließen, wie die Ruhe vor dem Sturm.“

Synonyms

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 "Mundstück"?
"Mundstück" is spelled M-U-N-D-S-T-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk].
What does "Mundstück" mean?
As a noun, "Mundstück" means: Teil eines Blasinstruments, in das hineingeblasen wird
How do you pronounce "Mundstück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mundstück" is [ˈmʊntˌʃtʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mundstück" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list