muckelig

[ˈmʊkəlɪç]

/[ˈmʊkəlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angenehm, kuschelig, Gemütlichkeit erweckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-muckelig · muckelig · German

muckelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 muckelig
PropertyValue
Headwordmuckelig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmʊkəlɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „muckelig“ im Deutschen

muckeligschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

muckelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmʊkəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "angenehm, kuschelig, Gemütlichkeit erweckend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for muckelig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 muckelig, spelled M-U-C-K-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    angenehm, kuschelig, Gemütlichkeit erweckend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist schön muckelig warm hier.
  2. Ein muckeliger Nachmittag ist einfach das Tollste, wenn ich denn mal einen freien Tag habe.

Synonyms

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 "muckelig"?
"muckelig" is spelled M-U-C-K-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊkəlɪç].
What does "muckelig" mean?
As an adjective, "muckelig" means: angenehm, kuschelig, Gemütlichkeit erweckend
How do you pronounce "muckelig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muckelig" is [ˈmʊkəlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muckelig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list