Morphin

[ˌmɔʁˈfiːn]

/[ˌmɔʁˈfiːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Morphin” is uncommon German (frequency #53,090 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,090
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betäubungsmittel, das aus Opium gewonnen wird und hauptsächlich in der Medizin als starkes Schmerzmittel eingesetzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-morphin · Morphin · German

Morphin · rank #53,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,090
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mortalität

Nearest frequency peer: Mortalität (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Morphin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Morphin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morphin
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorphin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmɔʁˈfiːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Morphin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Morphinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mortalität“ (#53,091), „Montur“ (#53,088), „Motivationen“ (#53,092). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Morphin“ bei #53,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morphin is uncommon German at frequency #53,090 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmɔʁˈfiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betäubungsmittel, das aus Opium gewonnen wird und hauptsächlich in der Medizin als starkes Schmerzmittel eingesetzt wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Morphin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Morphin, spelled M-O-R-P-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betäubungsmittel, das aus Opium gewonnen wird und hauptsächlich in der Medizin als starkes Schmerzmittel eingesetzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Morphin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seine Schmerzen durch den schweren Autounfall linderten die Ärzte mit Morphin.
  2. Morphin löst sich zur schwer in Wasser, deshalb kommen häufig seine Salze zur Anwendung.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Morphin"?
"Morphin" is spelled M-O-R-P-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɔʁˈfiːn].
What does "Morphin" mean?
As a noun, "Morphin" means: Betäubungsmittel, das aus Opium gewonnen wird und hauptsächlich in der Medizin als starkes Schmerzmittel eingesetzt wird
How do you pronounce "Morphin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morphin" is [ˌmɔʁˈfiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morphin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Morphin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list