Mutz

[mʊt͡s]

/[mʊt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Mutz” is uncommon German (frequency #89,325 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,325
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier, dessen Schwanz gestutzt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-mutz · Mutz · German

Mutz · rank #89,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,325
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Musterschüler

Nearest frequency peer: Musterschüler (-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 „Mutz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mutz
PropertyValue
HeadwordMutz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mʊt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mutz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Musterschüler“ (#89,324), „münsterschen“ (#89,327), „Muezzin“ (#89,322). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mutz“ bei #89,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mutz is uncommon German at frequency #89,325 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier, dessen Schwanz gestutzt ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mutz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mutz, spelled M-U-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tier, dessen Schwanz gestutzt ist

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 "Mutz"?
"Mutz" is spelled M-U-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊt͡s].
What does "Mutz" mean?
As a noun, "Mutz" means: Tier, dessen Schwanz gestutzt ist
How do you pronounce "Mutz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mutz" is [mʊt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mutz" come from?
"Mutz" 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 "Mutz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list