munkeln
German, verb/ˈmʊŋkəln/
munkeln is spelled M-U-N-K-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Munkeln is a German verb meaning “to rumour/rumor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„hinter vorgehaltener Hand“ reden; Gerüchte in die Welt setzen”.
What does munkeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rumour/rumor
Man munkelt, dass…
- 2
to whisper; to mutter; to speak in private
Im Dunkeln ist gut munkeln.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. „hinter vorgehaltener Hand“ reden; Gerüchte in die Welt setzen
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 munkeln
- munkelt present singular third-person
- munkelte past
- gemunkelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- munkelnd participle present
- munkle first-person indicative present
- munkele first-person indicative present
- munkel first-person indicative present
- munkelst indicative present second-person
- munkelest second-person singular subjunctive
- munklest second-person singular subjunctive
- munkelet plural second-person subjunctive
- munklet plural second-person subjunctive
- munkelten first-person indicative plural
- munkeltest indicative preterite second-person
- munkeltet indicative plural preterite
- munkle! imperative singular
- munkelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce munkeln?
- /ˈmʊŋkəln/
- [ˈmʊŋkəln]
- [ˈmʊŋkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is munkeln in German?
munkeln appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).