Mücke

[ˈmʏkə]

/[ˈmʏkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mücke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,075
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines zweiflügliges Stechinsekt (Diptera, Unterordnung Nematocera), besonders Stechmücke

Corpus desk

Index DE-mucke · Mücke · German

Mücke · rank #22,075 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,075
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mögt

Nearest frequency peer: mögt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mücke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mücke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mücke vs Mühe
60% similar
Mücke vs müde
40% similar
Mücke vs Muse
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordMücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʏkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,075
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mücke“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mückeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mögt“ (#22,074), „nachträgliche“ (#22,076), „musikalisches“ (#22,073). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mücke“ bei #22,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Mücke (IPA [ˈmʏkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,075 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mücke, with forms such as "mcüke", "mmücke", and "müccke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mühe", "müde", "Muse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mücke, spelled M-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines zweiflügliges Stechinsekt (Diptera, Unterordnung Nematocera), besonders Stechmücke
  2. 2
    kleine oder unwichtige Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Mücke hat mich letzte Nacht gestochen.
  2. „Bald klebten an meiner Windschutzscheibe innen mehr Mücken als tote Insekten vorne an meinem Kühlergrill.“

Synonyms

GelseMoskito

Antonyms

FliegeElefant

This word in other languages

gnat(English)mosquito(Español)moustique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcüke
  • mmücke
  • müccke
  • mücek
  • mückke
  • mükce
  • ümcke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mücke - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mcüke2mmücke1müccke1mücek2mückke1mükce2ümcke2
Edit distance from "Mücke"

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 "Mücke"?
"Mücke" is spelled M-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏkə].
What does "Mücke" mean?
As a noun, "Mücke" means: kleines zweiflügliges Stechinsekt (Diptera, Unterordnung Nematocera), besonders Stechmücke
What words are commonly confused with "Mücke"?
"Mücke" is commonly confused with "Mühe", "müde", "Muse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mücke" is [ˈmʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mücke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nobel#22,081packe#22,090Maren#22,056Kanne#22,033

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Pimmel7 variantsreally7 variantsHelme7 variantsshare7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list