Müllgrube

[ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]

/[ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - natürliche oder künstliche Vertiefung im Erdboden, die mit Müll aufgefüllt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-mullgrube · Müllgrube · German

Müllgrube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 Müllgrube
PropertyValue
HeadwordMüllgrube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Müllgrube” sits in German frequency

Müllgrube falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Müllgrube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "natürliche oder künstliche Vertiefung im Erdboden, die mit Müll aufgefüllt wird".

Müllgrube doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Müllgrube, spelled M-Ü-L-L-G-R-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    natürliche oder künstliche Vertiefung im Erdboden, die mit Müll aufgefüllt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Leute warfen aus Angst vor Ansteckung komplette Wohnungseinrichtungen aus dem Fenster in die Müllgrube.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Müllgrube"?
"Müllgrube" is spelled M-Ü-L-L-G-R-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə].
What does "Müllgrube" mean?
As a noun, "Müllgrube" means: natürliche oder künstliche Vertiefung im Erdboden, die mit Müll aufgefüllt wird
How do you pronounce "Müllgrube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Müllgrube" is [ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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