Mutterhaus

[ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mutterhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #86,835 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,835
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Ursprungsort einer Ordensgemeinschaft, der bildlich als Mutter der anderen Häuser bezeichnet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-mutterhaus · Mutterhaus · German

Mutterhaus · rank #86,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,835
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH muskulären

Nearest frequency peer: muskulären (-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 „Mutterhaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mutterhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordMutterhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mutterhaus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mutterhausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „muskulären“ (#86,834), „Musiklehrerin“ (#86,833), „Möllers“ (#86,838). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mutterhaus“ bei #86,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mutterhaus is uncommon German at frequency #86,835 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mutterhaus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mutterhaus, spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Ursprungsort einer Ordensgemeinschaft, der bildlich als Mutter der anderen Häuser bezeichnet wird
  2. 2
    Wirtschaft: Sitz eines Unternehmens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. München ist das Mutterhaus der 1832 gegründeten „Barmherzige Schwestern vom heiligen Vinzenz von Paul“.
  2. Das Mutterhaus des Unternehmens „Bäcker“ ist in Hamburg.

This word in other languages

maison mère(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 "Mutterhaus"?
"Mutterhaus" is spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Mutterhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Mutterhaus" means: der Ursprungsort einer Ordensgemeinschaft, der bildlich als Mutter der anderen Häuser bezeichnet wird
How do you pronounce "Mutterhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mutterhaus" is [ˈmʊtɐˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mutterhaus" come from?
"Mutterhaus" 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 "Mutterhaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muskulären#86,834Nachbauten#86,840Nachdrucke#86,841nachtreten#86,844

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list