mürrisch

[ˈmʏʁɪʃ]

/[ˈmʏʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“mürrisch” is uncommon German (frequency #50,741 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,741
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (vom Gesichtsausdruck) unzufrieden wirkend, eine schlechte Laune habend

Key facts for mürrisch
PropertyValue
Headwordmürrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmʏʁɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mürrisch” 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). mürrisch lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

mürrisch is uncommon German at frequency #50,741 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmʏʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(vom Gesichtsausdruck) unzufrieden wirkend, eine schlechte Laune habend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mürrisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is mürrisch, spelled M-Ü-R-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (vom Gesichtsausdruck) unzufrieden wirkend, eine schlechte Laune habend

Synonyms

griesgrämigmorosschlechtgelauntverdrießlichverdrossenbrummig

Antonyms

heitersanguinischwohlgemut

This word in other languages

grumpy(English)malhumorado(Español)acariâtre(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 "mürrisch"?
"mürrisch" is spelled M-Ü-R-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʏʁɪʃ].
What does "mürrisch" mean?
As an adjective, "mürrisch" means: (vom Gesichtsausdruck) unzufrieden wirkend, eine schlechte Laune habend
How do you pronounce "mürrisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mürrisch" is [ˈmʏʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mürrisch" come from?
"mürrisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mürrisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Ü-R-R-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmʏʁɪʃ] (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