Miesmuschel
German, noun[ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩]
Miesmuschel is spelled M-I-E-S-M-U-S-C-H-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miesmuschel is a German feminine noun meaning “a type of edible mussel common to the North Sea- the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dunkel- und gleichschalige Meeresmuschel (Mýtilus edúlis), 8 cm lang, lebt gesellig mittels Haftfäden an…”.
What does Miesmuschel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea type of edible mussel common to the North Sea- the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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 definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Miesmuschel
- Miesmuscheln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Miesmuschel?
- [ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Miesmuschel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Miesmuschel in German?
Miesmuschel appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).