Muräne
[muˈʁɛːnə]
The verdict
“Muräne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fischfamilie der Muraenidae (deutsch: Muränen), ein zur Ordnung der Aalartigen Fische gehörender Knochenfisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-murane · Muräne · German
Muräne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Muräne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [muˈʁɛːnə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Muräne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Muräne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈʁɛːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Muräne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Muräne, spelled M-U-R-Ä-N-E.
Definition
- 1die Fischfamilie der Muraenidae (deutsch: Muränen), ein zur Ordnung der Aalartigen Fische gehörender Knochenfisch
- 2ein Vertreter der Muränen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Muräne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Besonders häufig sind Muränen in den tropischen Korallenriffen.“
„Ich schloss abermals die Augen, aber die Angst schoss heraus wie eine Muräne und schnappte mich.“
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.