Müllgrube
[ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Müllgrube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʏlˌɡʁuːbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Müllgrube” sits in German frequency
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
- 1natürliche oder künstliche Vertiefung im Erdboden, die mit Müll aufgefüllt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Müllgrube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Leute warfen aus Angst vor Ansteckung komplette Wohnungseinrichtungen aus dem Fenster in die Müllgrube.“
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