Maul

/maʊ̯l/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

mouth (of an animal); mouth (colloquial, of a person)
- Der Wolf riss sein Maul weit auf.
  
  The wolf opened its mouth wide.

Maul is more colloquial or coarse, used for animals, or rudely for a person's mouth; Mund is the neutral standard word.

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2 Fill the gap: Der Wolf riss sein ___ weit auf.

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noun

Last updated 2026-09-22