Mülleimer
[ˈmʏlˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]
The verdict
“Mülleimer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,232 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,232
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Behältnis, in dem Abfall gesammelt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mülleimer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʏlˌʔaɪ̯mɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #16,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mülleimer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mülleimer is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʏlˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,232 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Behältnis, in dem Abfall gesammelt wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mülleimer, with forms such as "mlüleimer", "mmülleimer", and "müleimer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mülleimer, spelled M-Ü-L-L-E-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Behältnis, in dem Abfall gesammelt wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mlüleimer,mmülleimer,müleimer,mülelimer,mülleiemr,mülleimerr,mülleimmer,mülleimre,müllemier,mülliemer,ümlleimer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mülleimer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Mülleimer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-Ü-L-L-E-I-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmʏlˌʔaɪ̯mɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.