munkeltvsmurmeltConfusable pair

Which to use

“munkelt” and “murmelt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,160
“munkelt” frequency rank
#38,302
“murmelt” frequency rank
84462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature munkelt murmelt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs munkeln 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murmeln

Where the eye mixes munkelt and murmelt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. munkelt and murmelt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
munkelt
7 ch
murmelt

Look-alike desk: munkelt vs murmelt

A purely visual mix-up. munkelt ([ˈmʊŋkl̩t]) and murmelt ([ˈmʊʁml̩t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

munkelt is recorded at frequency rank #46,160, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊŋkl̩t]. murmelt is at rank #38,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩t].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 84462, this pair ranks #123,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of munkelt vs murmelt

Shared letters: elmtu. Private to "munkelt": kn. Private to "murmelt": r.

"munkelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "murmelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • munkeltmmunkelt · mnukelt · muknelt · muneklt · munkellt · munkeltt · munketl · munkkelt
  • murmeltmmurmelt · mrumelt · mumrelt · muremlt · murmellt · murmeltt · murmetl · murmlet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "munkelt" and "murmelt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmʊŋkl̩t] versus [ˈmʊʁml̩t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "munkelt" vs "murmelt" - which ranks higher?
"murmelt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,302 in our German list, against #46,160 for "munkelt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "munkelt" and "murmelt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "munkelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "murmelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #123,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "munkelt" and "murmelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Muriel vs murmelt". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #123,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list