-mühl

[-myːl]

/[-myːl]/ name

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The verdict

“-mühl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Mühle, Ort bei oder mit einer Mühle

Corpus desk

Index DE-muhl · -mühl · German

-mühl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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 -mühl
PropertyValue
Headword-mühl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[-myːl]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “-mühl” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

-mühlliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

-mühl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [-myːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ortsnamengrundwort für Mühle, Ort bei oder mit einer Mühle".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for -mühl, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 -mühl, spelled --M-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ortsnamengrundwort für Mühle, Ort bei oder mit einer Mühle

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 "-mühl"?
"-mühl" is spelled --M-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [-myːl].
What does "-mühl" mean?
As a proper noun, "-mühl" means: Ortsnamengrundwort für Mühle, Ort bei oder mit einer Mühle
How do you pronounce "-mühl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-mühl" is [-myːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-mühl" come from?
"-mühl" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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