mutmaßen
[ˈmuːtˌmaːsn̩]
The verdict
“mutmaßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vermutungen anstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mutma-en · mutmaßen · German
mutmaßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mutmaßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmuːtˌmaːsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „mutmaßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
mutmaßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmuːtˌmaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vermutungen anstellen".
mutmaßen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mutmaßen, spelled M-U-T-M-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Vermutungen anstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mutmaßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir wissen nicht, warum er so etwas Schlimmes getan hat. Man kann da nur mutmaßen.
„Dem neuen Vizekönig Lord Dufferin hatte er ebenfalls klar gemacht, dass es besser sei, eine organisierte Vertretung der öffentlichen Meinung in Indien zu haben, als nur zu mutmaßen, was in Indien vorgehe.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.