Munterkeit
[ˈmʊntɐkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Munterkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Verhalten, munter zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-munterkeit · Munterkeit · German
Munterkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Munterkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʊntɐkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Munterkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Munterkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊntɐkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Verhalten, munter zu sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Munterkeit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Munterkeit, spelled M-U-N-T-E-R-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft/Verhalten, munter zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Munterkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So beschränkte er sich darauf, mir, wenn ich ihn traf, mit heiserer Munterkeit guten Tag zu sagen und mir den Weg zum Zimmer seines Vaters zu zeigen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.