mütterliche

[ˈmʏtɐlɪçə]

/[ˈmʏtɐlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“mütterliche” is uncommon German (frequency #61,763 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,763
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich

Key facts for mütterliche
PropertyValue
Headwordmütterliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmʏtɐlɪçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mütterliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mütterliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mütterliche is uncommon German at frequency #61,763 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmʏtɐlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mütterliche, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mütterliche, spelled M-Ü-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich

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 "mütterliche"?
"mütterliche" is spelled M-Ü-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏtɐlɪçə].
What does "mütterliche" mean?
As an adjective, "mütterliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs mütterlich
How do you pronounce "mütterliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mütterliche" is [ˈmʏtɐlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mütterliche" come from?
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Using “mütterliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Ü-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmʏtɐlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list