mulmig

[ˈmʊlmɪç]

/[ˈmʊlmɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“mulmig” is uncommon German (frequency #50,736 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,736
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbehaglich; unangenehmes (schlechtes, ungutes) Gefühl empfindend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mulmig · mulmig · German

mulmig · rank #50,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,736
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muschelkalk

Nearest frequency peer: Muschelkalk (+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 „mulmig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mulmig
PropertyValue
Headwordmulmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmʊlmɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mulmig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mulmigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Muschelkalk“ (#50,737), „motorisierte“ (#50,734), „Musen“ (#50,738). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mulmig“ bei #50,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mulmig is uncommon German at frequency #50,736 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmʊlmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mulmig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is mulmig, spelled M-U-L-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbehaglich; unangenehmes (schlechtes, ungutes) Gefühl empfindend
  2. 2
    pulverig, locker
  3. 3
    faul, morsch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe Höhenangst, stehe ich auf einem Berg, dann wird mir ganz mulmig.
  2. Die Kinder sollen nicht so hoch klettern! Mir ist ganz mulmig dabei.

This word in other languages

uneasy(English)

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 "mulmig"?
"mulmig" is spelled M-U-L-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊlmɪç].
What does "mulmig" mean?
As an adjective, "mulmig" means: unbehaglich; unangenehmes (schlechtes, ungutes) Gefühl empfindend
How do you pronounce "mulmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulmig" is [ˈmʊlmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulmig" come from?
"mulmig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberin#50,764Pfiffe#50,786liefer#50,678Lesbos#50,670

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list