Mungo

[ˈmʊŋɡo]

/[ˈmʊŋɡo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mungo” is uncommon German (frequency #98,829 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,829
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Sammelbegriff für zwei Arten aus der Gattung Herpestes, ein in Indien beheimatetes Raubtier

Corpus desk

Index DE-mungo · Mungo · German

Mungo · rank #98,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,829
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Musikant

Nearest frequency peer: Musikant (+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 „Mungo“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mungo
PropertyValue
HeadwordMungo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊŋɡo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mungo“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Musikant“ (#98,830), „MP3s“ (#98,827), „myrrhe“ (#98,834). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mungo“ bei #98,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mungo is uncommon German at frequency #98,829 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊŋɡo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Mungo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mungo, spelled M-U-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Sammelbegriff für zwei Arten aus der Gattung Herpestes, ein in Indien beheimatetes Raubtier
  2. 2
    Wolle aus Stoffabfällen, Wollresten, Lumpen, circa 20 mm lange Fasern zur Beimischung für preiswerte Garne
  3. 3
    Transportwagen der Bundeswehr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mungo kämpft gegen eine Schlange.
  2. Mungo bezeichnet man auch als Lumpenwolle.

This word in other languages

mongoose(English)

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 "Mungo"?
"Mungo" is spelled M-U-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊŋɡo].
What does "Mungo" mean?
As a noun, "Mungo" means: ein Sammelbegriff für zwei Arten aus der Gattung Herpestes, ein in Indien beheimatetes Raubtier
How do you pronounce "Mungo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mungo" is [ˈmʊŋɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mungo" come from?
"Mungo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

norsk#98,862Oxide#98,890lobet#98,765lever#98,750

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list