Mutterkonzern

[ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn]

/[ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn]/ noun

The verdict

“Mutterkonzern” is uncommon German (frequency #59,905 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,905
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmen in einem Unternehmensverbund, das beherrschenden Einfluss auf seine Tochterfirmen ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mutterkonzern · Mutterkonzern · German

Mutterkonzern · rank #59,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,905
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Multitalent

Nearest frequency peer: Multitalent (-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 „Mutterkonzern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mutterkonzern
PropertyValue
HeadwordMutterkonzern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mutterkonzern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Multitalent“ (#59,904), „mutters“ (#59,906), „multipler“ (#59,903). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mutterkonzern“ bei #59,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mutterkonzern is uncommon German at frequency #59,905 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmen in einem Unternehmensverbund, das beherrschenden Einfluss auf seine Tochterfirmen ausübt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mutterkonzern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mutterkonzern, spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-K-O-N-Z-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmen in einem Unternehmensverbund, das beherrschenden Einfluss auf seine Tochterfirmen ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn Tochtergesellschaften in anderen Ländern aktiv sind, muss der Mutterkonzern eine Strategie erstellen und dokumentieren, welche Auswirkungen die Projekte auf die Umwelt, die lokale Bevölkerung und die Menschenrechte haben.“
  2. „In der Pandemie gingen jedoch zunächst die MV-Werften und später auch der Mutterkonzern insolvent.“

Antonyms

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 "Mutterkonzern"?
"Mutterkonzern" is spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-K-O-N-Z-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn].
What does "Mutterkonzern" mean?
As a noun, "Mutterkonzern" means: Unternehmen in einem Unternehmensverbund, das beherrschenden Einfluss auf seine Tochterfirmen ausübt
How do you pronounce "Mutterkonzern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mutterkonzern" is [ˈmʊtɐkɔnˌt͡sɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mutterkonzern" come from?
"Mutterkonzern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list