Mücke

/[ˈmʏkə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,075

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Mücke is aGermannoun. It means: kleines zweiflügliges Stechinsekt (Diptera, Unterordnung Nematocera), besonders Stechmücke Pronounced [ˈmʏkə]. Often confused with Mühe and müde.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Mücke in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mücke is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʏkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,075 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mücke, with forms such as "mcüke", "mmücke", and "müccke". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mühe", "müde", "Muse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Mücke, spelled M-Ü-C-K-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mcüke,mmücke,müccke,mücek,mückke,mükce,ümcke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mücke

Misspelling Variants of "Mücke"

mcüke5mmücke6müccke6mücek5mückke6mükce5ümcke5
Misspelling Variants of "Mücke"

Frequency rank: #22,075 in German

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?
"Mücke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.