Murmel

[ˈmʊʁml̩]

/[ˈmʊʁml̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Murmel” is uncommon German (frequency #61,758 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,758
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Kugel zum Spielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-murmel · Murmel · German

Murmel · rank #61,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,758
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mundstück

Nearest frequency peer: Mundstück (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Murmel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Murmel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Murmel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMurmel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊʁml̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Murmel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Murmelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mundstück“ (#61,757), „mun“ (#61,756), „mutual“ (#61,760). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Murmel“ bei #61,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Murmel is uncommon German at frequency #61,758 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊʁml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Kugel zum Spielen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Murmel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Murmel, spelled M-U-R-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Kugel zum Spielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe eine von deinen Murmeln gefunden.
  2. „Nachdem ich ein Stück Kuchen gegessen hatte, setzte ich mich im Wohnzimmer auf den Perserteppich und fing etwas lustlos an, Murmeln durch die Murmelbahn zu schicken.“

Synonyms

KlickerKnickerKullerSchusserSpielkugel

Antonyms

Ball

This word in other languages

marble(English)canica(Español)bille(Français)

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 "Murmel"?
"Murmel" is spelled M-U-R-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊʁml̩].
What does "Murmel" mean?
As a noun, "Murmel" means: kleine Kugel zum Spielen
How do you pronounce "Murmel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Murmel" is [ˈmʊʁml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mutual#61,760Mulden#61,755mordet#61,749obszön#61,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list