Muttermund

[ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt]

/[ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Muttermund” is uncommon German (frequency #93,328 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,328
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Öffnung der Gebärmutter zur Gebärmutterhöhle oder zur Vagina (bei Frauen und weiblichen Säugetieren)

Key facts for Muttermund
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuttermund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Muttermund” 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). Muttermund lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Muttermund is uncommon German at frequency #93,328 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Öffnung der Gebärmutter zur Gebärmutterhöhle oder zur Vagina (bei Frauen und weiblichen Säugetieren)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Muttermund, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Muttermund, spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-M-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Öffnung der Gebärmutter zur Gebärmutterhöhle oder zur Vagina (bei Frauen und weiblichen Säugetieren)

Synonyms

GebärmuttermundOstium uteri

This word in other languages

cervix(English)col de l'utérus(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 "Muttermund"?
"Muttermund" is spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-M-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt].
What does "Muttermund" mean?
As a noun, "Muttermund" means: Öffnung der Gebärmutter zur Gebärmutterhöhle oder zur Vagina (bei Frauen und weiblichen Säugetieren)
How do you pronounce "Muttermund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muttermund" is [ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muttermund" come from?
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Using “Muttermund”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-T-T-E-R-M-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmʊtɐˌmʊnt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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