Magengrube

[ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə]

/[ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Magengrube” is uncommon German (frequency #93,254 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,254
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertiefung unterhalb des Brustbeins

Corpus desk

Index DE-magengrube · Magengrube · German

Magengrube · rank #93,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,254
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magengegend

Nearest frequency peer: Magengegend (-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 „Magengrube“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Magengrube
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagengrube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Magengrube“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Magengrubefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Magengegend“ (#93,253), „Magensäure“ (#93,255), „Madrids“ (#93,252). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Magengrube“ bei #93,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Magengrube is uncommon German at frequency #93,254 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertiefung unterhalb des Brustbeins".

No misspelling variants are generated for Magengrube in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Magengrube, spelled M-A-G-E-N-G-R-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertiefung unterhalb des Brustbeins

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Magengrube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es liegt aber soviel Einmütigkeit in dem Nebeneinander dieser beiden Köpfe, daß Eos hoch oben auf ihrem Balkon ein Stechen in ihrer Magengrube spürt.“
  2. „Ein strahlend schöner Tag begann für mich mit Beklemmung in der Magengrube - und es war nicht das erste Mal.“

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 "Magengrube"?
"Magengrube" is spelled M-A-G-E-N-G-R-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə].
What does "Magengrube" mean?
As a noun, "Magengrube" means: Vertiefung unterhalb des Brustbeins
How do you pronounce "Magengrube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magengrube" is [ˈmaːɡn̩ˌɡʁuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magengrube" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Magengrube", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Magensäure#93,255Längengrad#93,245marginalen#93,263Leseratten#93,227

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list