Muhme
German, noun/ˈmuːmə/
Muhme is spelled M-U-H-M-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Muhme is a German feminine noun meaning “aunt (usually the mother's sister)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tante, die die Schwester der Mutter ist”.
What does Muhme mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfeminineaunt (usually the mother's sister)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tante, die die Schwester der Mutter ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Muhme
- Muhmen plural
- Öhi masculine
- Oheim masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Muhme?
- /ˈmuːmə/
- [ˈmuːmə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Muhme in German?
Muhme appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).