Mürbeteig
[ˈmʏʁbəˌtaɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Mürbeteig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel Zucker, Mehl und Fett und wenig Wasser enthaltender, fester Teig
Corpus desk
Index DE-murbeteig · Mürbeteig · German
Mürbeteig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Mürbeteig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʏʁbəˌtaɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mürbeteig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mürbeteig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʏʁbəˌtaɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel Zucker, Mehl und Fett und wenig Wasser enthaltender, fester Teig".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mürbeteig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mürbeteig, spelled M-Ü-R-B-E-T-E-I-G.
Definition
- 1viel Zucker, Mehl und Fett und wenig Wasser enthaltender, fester Teig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mürbeteig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Formel für einen wunderbar buttrigen Mürbeteig lautet 3-2-1: drei Teile Mehl, zwei Teile Butter, ein Teil Zucker.“
„Immerhin nimmt der Teig tatsächlich eine Konsistenz an, die der eines Mürbeteigs nahekommt.“
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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.