MwSt.

[ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]/ abbrev

The verdict

“MwSt.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mehrwertsteuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-mwst · MwSt. · German

MwSt. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for MwSt.
PropertyValue
HeadwordMwSt.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „MwSt.“ im Deutschen

MwSt.schafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MwSt. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mehrwertsteuer".

MwSt. doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is MwSt., spelled M-W-S-T-..

Definition

  1. 1
    Mehrwertsteuer

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "MwSt."?
"MwSt." is spelled M-W-S-T-.. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "MwSt." mean?
As an abbreviation, "MwSt." means: Mehrwertsteuer
How do you pronounce "MwSt."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MwSt." is [ˈmeːɐ̯veːɐ̯tˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MwSt." come from?
"MwSt." 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list