mörderisch
[ˈmœʁdəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“mörderisch” is uncommon German (frequency #62,666 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,666
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - so, dass es Leben kostet
Corpus desk
Index DE-morderisch · mörderisch · German
mörderisch · rank #62,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,666
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH möglichem
Nearest frequency peer: möglichem (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mörderisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- motzen
motzen
37,339 corpus weight
- mutierte
mutierte
37,338 corpus weight
- möglichem
möglichem
37,336 corpus weight
- mörderisch
mörderisch
37,335 corpus weight
- mühevoll
mühevoll
37,334 corpus weight
- Mündel
Mündel
37,332 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mörderisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mörderisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmœʁdəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,666 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mörderisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mörderisch is uncommon German at frequency #62,666 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmœʁdəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mörderisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mörderisch, spelled M-Ö-R-D-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1so, dass es Leben kostet
- 2sehr schlecht für das Wohlbefinden, gefährlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mörderisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In einem mörderischen Blutrausch stürmte die Truppe die Stadt.
„Der Extremkletterer setzt sich nicht ‚todesmutig’ oder gar ‚blind’ einer ‚mörderischen Wand’ aus, sondern sichert sich mit Seil und Haken, vertraut seinen Eisen, seinem Können, seiner Sorgfalt, seiner Konzentrationsfähigkeit, seinem Selbsteinschätzungsvermögen, seinem Krisenmanagement, seiner Erfahrung.“
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mörderisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.