maunder
/ˈmɔːndə/
"maunder" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maunder” is uncommon English (frequency #98,425 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,425
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maunder · maunder · English
maunder · rank #98,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,425
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH McDuff
Nearest frequency peer: McDuff (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “maunder”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- masonite
masonite
1,580 corpus weight
- Matildas
Matildas
1,579 corpus weight
- maunder
maunder
1,576 corpus weight
- McDuff
McDuff
1,574 corpus weight
- McGavin
McGavin
1,573 corpus weight
- McGlinchey
McGlinchey
1,572 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “maunder” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maunder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈmɔːndə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “maunder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
maunder is uncommon English at frequency #98,425 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈmɔːndə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maunder, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier maund (“to beg”). The correct English form is maunder, spelled M-A-U-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
- 2To wander or walk aimlessly.
- 3To beg; to whine like a beggar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maunder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils.
"Not so fast, Lady Cecilia; not yet;" and now Louisa went on with a medical maundering. "As to low spirits, my dear Cecilia, I must say I agree with Sir Sib Pennyfeather, who tells me it is not mere common low spirits […]"
Etymology
From earlier maund (“to beg”).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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