Murmel
German, noun
Murmel is spelled M-U-R-M-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Murmel is a German feminine noun meaning “marble (small glass ball)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, murmel is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Kugel zum Spielen”.
What does Murmel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarble (small glass ball)
- 2
colloquialfemininefootball, soccer ball
- 3
colloquialfemininetesticle
- 4
colloquialfemininehead, noggin
noun
- 1
informalneuterellipsis of Murmeltier (“marmot”)
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletemumbling, rambling, murmuring
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Kugel zum Spielen
noun: 1. kurz für das Murmeltier
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Murmel
- Murmeln plural
- Marmel alternative dated
- Murmels genitive
- Marbel variant
- Murmele dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Murmel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Murmel in German?
Murmel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).