muh

[muː]

/[muː]/ intj

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The verdict

“muh” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,176 in German word frequency and used as an interjection.

#32,176
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - muh ist der besondere Tierlaut der Kuh

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

muh vs my
33% similar
muh vs MW
0% similar
muh vs Mut
33% similar

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

Key facts for muh
PropertyValue
Headwordmuh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[muː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#32,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muh” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muh lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for muh is 3 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muː]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,176 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "muh ist der besondere Tierlaut der Kuh".

No misspelling variants are generated for muh in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "MW", "Mut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is muh, spelled M-U-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    muh ist der besondere Tierlaut der Kuh

This word in other languages

moo(English)vaca(Español)meuh(Français)

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 "muh"?
"muh" is spelled M-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is [muː].
What does "muh" mean?
As an interjection, "muh" means: muh ist der besondere Tierlaut der Kuh
What words are commonly confused with "muh"?
"muh" is commonly confused with "my", "MW", "Mut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muh" is [muː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muh" come from?
"muh" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “muh”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “my” - see the side-by-side comparison. muh vs my
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list