Murks

[mʊʁks]

/[mʊʁks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Murks” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,715
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeit mit schlechtem, fehlerhaftem oder unordentlichem Ergebnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-murks · Murks · German

Murks · rank #40,715 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,715
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Morgendämmeru…

Nearest frequency peer: Morgendämmerung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Murks“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Murks“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Murks vs mus
40% similar
Murks vs Muss
60% similar
Murks vs murr
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Murks
PropertyValue
HeadwordMurks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mʊʁks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,715
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Murks“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Murksliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Morgendämmerung“ (#40,714), „Musikindustrie“ (#40,716), „Mops“ (#40,713). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Murks“ bei #40,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Murks (IPA [mʊʁks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,715 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Murks, with forms such as "mmurks", "mruks", and "mukrs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "mus", "Muss", "murr", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Murks, spelled M-U-R-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeit mit schlechtem, fehlerhaftem oder unordentlichem Ergebnis
  2. 2
    das Ergebnis solcher Arbeit
  3. 3
    Fluchwort für störende Dinge und Sachverhalte, eine verfahrene Situation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Murks appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So ein Murks! Er sollte sich schämen, so eine Arbeit abzuliefern!
  2. „Dieser Roman – Nobelpreis hin oder her – ist in der deutschen Übersetzung Murks.“

Synonyms

PfuschereiPfuschFehlkonstruktionMist

This word in other languages

botch(English)mamarrachada(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmurks
  • mruks
  • mukrs
  • murkks
  • murkss
  • murrks
  • mursk
  • umrks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Murks - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmurks1mruks2mukrs2murkks1murkss1murrks1mursk2umrks2
Edit distance from "Murks"

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 "Murks"?
"Murks" is spelled M-U-R-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊʁks].
What does "Murks" mean?
As a noun, "Murks" means: Arbeit mit schlechtem, fehlerhaftem oder unordentlichem Ergebnis
What words are commonly confused with "Murks"?
"Murks" is commonly confused with "mus", "Muss", "murr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Murks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Murks" is [mʊʁks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Murks" come from?
"Murks" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Murks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oasis#40,733orale#40,738Prada#40,762Qualm#40,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

period8 variantsknown8 variantsKiddies8 variantsrisotto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list