Mühlbach

[ˈmyːlˌbax]

/[ˈmyːlˌbax]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mühlbach” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,016
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - natürlicher oder künstlich angelegter Wasserlauf an einer Wassermühle mit Mühlrad

Corpus desk

Index DE-muhlbach · Mühlbach · German

Mühlbach · rank #42,016 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,016
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muttern

Nearest frequency peer: Muttern (-2 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 „Mühlbach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mühlbach
PropertyValue
HeadwordMühlbach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmyːlˌbax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,016
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mühlbach“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Muttern“ (#42,014), „nachgestellt“ (#42,018), „mundi“ (#42,013). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mühlbach“ bei #42,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Mühlbach (IPA [ˈmyːlˌbax]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,016 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "natürlicher oder künstlich angelegter Wasserlauf an einer Wassermühle mit Mühlrad".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mühlbach, with forms such as "mhülbach", "mmühlbach", and "mühblach". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mühlbach, spelled M-Ü-H-L-B-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    natürlicher oder künstlich angelegter Wasserlauf an einer Wassermühle mit Mühlrad

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Mühle liegt etwas abseits von anderen Häusern an ihrem Mühlbach; auch sie ist ständig in Betrieb und wird mit Getreide versorgt.“

Synonyms

Mühlenbach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mhülbach
  • mmühlbach
  • mühblach
  • mühhlbach
  • mühlabch
  • mühlbacch
  • mühlbachh
  • mühlbahc
  • mühlbbach
  • mühlbcah
  • mühllbach
  • mülhbach
  • ümhlbach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mühlbach - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mhülbach2mmühlbach1mühblach2mühhlbach1mühlabch2mühlbacch1mühlbachh1mühlbahc2
Edit distance from "Mühlbach"

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 "Mühlbach"?
"Mühlbach" is spelled M-Ü-H-L-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmyːlˌbax].
What does "Mühlbach" mean?
As a noun, "Mühlbach" means: natürlicher oder künstlich angelegter Wasserlauf an einer Wassermühle mit Mühlrad
What are common misspellings of "Mühlbach"?
Common misspellings include "mhülbach", "mmühlbach", "mühblach", "mühhlbach", "mühlabch". The correct spelling is "Mühlbach".
How do you pronounce "Mühlbach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mühlbach" is [ˈmyːlˌbax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mühlbach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list