moribunde

Name: moribunde, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[moʁiˈbʊndə]

/[moʁiˈbʊndə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“moribunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund

Corpus desk

Index DE-moribunde · moribunde · German

moribunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for moribunde
Property	Value
Headword	moribunde
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[moʁiˈbʊndə]
Letters	9
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „moribunde“ im Deutschen

moribundesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

moribunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moʁiˈbʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for moribunde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is moribunde, spelled M-O-R-I-B-U-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moribunde"?

"moribunde" is spelled M-O-R-I-B-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [moʁiˈbʊndə].

What does "moribunde" mean?

As an adjective, "moribunde" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moribund

How do you pronounce "moribunde"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moribunde" is [moʁiˈbʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "moribunde" come from?

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