Murmansk
[ˈmʊʁmansk]
The verdict
“Murmansk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf der Halbinsel Kola gelegene Stadt im Nordwesten Russlands
Corpus desk
Index DE-murmansk · Murmansk · German
Murmansk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Murmansk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʊʁmansk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Murmansk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Murmansk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmʊʁmansk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf der Halbinsel Kola gelegene Stadt im Nordwesten Russlands".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Murmansk, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Murmansk, spelled M-U-R-M-A-N-S-K.
Definition
- 1auf der Halbinsel Kola gelegene Stadt im Nordwesten Russlands
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Murmansk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In einer Zeit, als Siege der Wehrmacht schon nicht mehr selbstverständlich waren und der angestrebte Erfolg an der Küste der Barentsee, die Eroberung von Murmansk, ausblieb, reiste Hitler am 4. Juni 1942 zum 75. Geburtstag des finnischen Oberbefehlshabers von Mannerheim in den Norden.“
[9. März 1918:] „Britische Flottenverbände landen mit Zustimmung der bolschewistischen Sowjetregierung in Murmansk, um gegen die in Finnland vordringenden Deutschen vorzugehen.“
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.