Miesmuschel
[ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩]
The verdict
“Miesmuschel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dunkel- und gleichschalige Meeresmuschel (Mýtilus edúlis), 8 cm lang, lebt gesellig mittels Haftfäden an Pfählen und Steinen in der Nord- und Ostsee und im Mittelmeer
Corpus desk
Index DE-miesmuschel · Miesmuschel · German
Miesmuschel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Miesmuschel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Miesmuschel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Miesmuschel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dunkel- und gleichschalige Meeresmuschel (Mýtilus edúlis), 8 cm lang, lebt gesellig mittels Haftfäden an Pfählen und Steinen in der Nord- und Ostsee und im Mittelmeer".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Miesmuschel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Miesmuschel, spelled M-I-E-S-M-U-S-C-H-E-L.
Definition
- 1dunkel- und gleichschalige Meeresmuschel (Mýtilus edúlis), 8 cm lang, lebt gesellig mittels Haftfäden an Pfählen und Steinen in der Nord- und Ostsee und im Mittelmeer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Miesmuschel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Sommer färben sich Miesmuscheln beim Kochen rot und rufen Muschelvergiftung hervor.
Thema des nächsten Vortrags: "Trägt die Miesmuschel ihren Namen zu Recht?"
Synonyms
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.