Mühlstein

[ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mühlstein” is uncommon German (frequency #83,085 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,085
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großer runder Stein zum Mahlen von Getreide in einer Mühle

Corpus desk

Index DE-muhlstein · Mühlstein · German

Mühlstein · rank #83,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,085
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Müllwagen

Nearest frequency peer: Müllwagen (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mühlstein“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mühlstein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mühlstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordMühlstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mühlstein“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mühlsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Müllwagen“ (#83,086), „Männchens“ (#83,083), „Nachschau“ (#83,088). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mühlstein“ bei #83,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mühlstein is uncommon German at frequency #83,085 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein großer runder Stein zum Mahlen von Getreide in einer Mühle".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mühlstein, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mühlstein, spelled M-Ü-H-L-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein großer runder Stein zum Mahlen von Getreide in einer Mühle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ist das Mahlgut nicht trocken genug wird der Mühlstein verschmiert.
  2. „Selbst der Steinbruch in der Eifel ist bekannt, aus dem der Mühlstein stammt, mit dem Legionäre in Hedemünden ihr Getreide mahlten.“

Synonyms

MahlsteinMühlenstein

This word in other languages

millstone(English)muela(Español)meule(Français)mó(Português)

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 "Mühlstein"?
"Mühlstein" is spelled M-Ü-H-L-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Mühlstein" mean?
As a noun, "Mühlstein" means: ein großer runder Stein zum Mahlen von Getreide in einer Mühle
How do you pronounce "Mühlstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mühlstein" is [ˈmyːlˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Müllwagen#83,086Männchens#83,083Nachschau#83,088Mozarteum#83,077

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list