Münster

/[ˈmʏnstɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,076

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Münster is aGermannoun. It means: eine große, bedeutende Kirche Pronounced [ˈmʏnstɐ]. It ranks #2,076 in German word frequency. Often confused with musste and Mutter.

Key facts for Münster
PropertyValue
HeadwordMünster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʏnstɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,076
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Münster in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Münster is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʏnstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,076 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine große, bedeutende Kirche".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Münster, with forms such as "mmünster", "mnüster", and "münnster". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "musste", "Mutter", "Muster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Münster, spelled M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine große, bedeutende Kirche

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmünster,mnüster,münnster,münsetr,münsster,münsterr,münstre,münstter,müntser,müsnter,ümnster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Münster

Misspelling Variants of "Münster"

mmünster8mnüster7münnster8münsetr7münsster8münsterr8münstre7münstter8
Misspelling Variants of "Münster"

Frequency rank: #2,076 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Münster"?
"Münster" is spelled M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏnstɐ].
What does "Münster" mean?
As a noun, "Münster" means: eine große, bedeutende Kirche
What words are commonly confused with "Münster"?
"Münster" is commonly confused with "musste", "Mutter", "Muster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Münster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Münster" is [ˈmʏnstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Münster" come from?
"Münster" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.