Murg

[mʊʁk]

/[mʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Murg” is uncommon German (frequency #67,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,533
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Oberrheins

Key facts for Murg
PropertyValue
HeadwordMurg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mʊʁk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Murg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Murg lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Murg is uncommon German at frequency #67,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [mʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Murg, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Murg, spelled M-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Oberrheins
  2. 2
    ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Hochrheins
  3. 3
    ein Fluss in der Schweiz, Nebenfluss der Thur
  4. 4
    ein Fluss in der Schweiz, Nebenfluss der Aare

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Murg"?
"Murg" is spelled M-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊʁk].
What does "Murg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Murg" means: ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Oberrheins
How do you pronounce "Murg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Murg" is [mʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Murg" come from?
"Murg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Murg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mʊʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list