Morphem
[mɔʁˈfeːm]
The verdict
“Morphem” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das kleinste bedeutungstragende Element (Zeichen) einer Sprache (Langue), auch als kleinste semantisch interpretierbare Konstituente eines Wortes bezeichnet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Morphem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɔʁˈfeːm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Morphem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Morphem is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɔʁˈfeːm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Morphem, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Morphem, spelled M-O-R-P-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1das kleinste bedeutungstragende Element (Zeichen) einer Sprache (Langue), auch als kleinste semantisch interpretierbare Konstituente eines Wortes bezeichnet
- 2in der französischen Linguistik auch nur im Sinne von grammatisches Morphem (als eine Teilklasse der Moneme)
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.
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Using “Morphem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-R-P-H-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɔʁˈfeːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.