Melkerin
[ˈmɛlkəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Melkerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-melkerin · Melkerin · German
Melkerin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Melkerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛlkəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Melkerin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Melkerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛlkəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Melkerin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Melkerin, spelled M-E-L-K-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Melkerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Suff ist die Melkerin Krotowa ausgerastet - und hat ihrem Mann mit der Holzaxt ein Bein abgehackt.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.