murten

[ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“murten” is uncommon German (frequency #77,085 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,085
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren

Corpus desk

Index DE-murten · murten · German

murten · rank #77,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,085
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mundes

Nearest frequency peer: Mundes (-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 „murten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for murten
PropertyValue
Headwordmurten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „murten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mundes“ (#77,084), „monströsen“ (#77,083), „Muskelgruppen“ (#77,087). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „murten“ bei #77,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murten is uncommon German at frequency #77,085 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

murten has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is murten, spelled M-U-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren

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 "murten"?
"murten" is spelled M-U-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "murten" mean?
As a verb, "murten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs muren
How do you pronounce "murten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murten" is [ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mundes#77,084Nagoya#77,100Miezen#77,068Naples#77,102

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list