Muschel

/[ˈmʊʃl̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,316

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Muschel is aGermannoun. It means: Wassertier mit zweiklappiger Schale (Stamm Mollusca, Klasse Bivalvia) Pronounced [ˈmʊʃl̩]. Often confused with Muschi and Muskel.

Key facts for Muschel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuschel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊʃl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,316
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Muschel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Muschel is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʊʃl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,316 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Muschel, with forms such as "mmuschel", "msuchel", and "mucshel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Muschi", "Muskel", "muscle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Muschel, spelled M-U-S-C-H-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wassertier mit zweiklappiger Schale (Stamm Mollusca, Klasse Bivalvia)
  2. 2
    Schale einer Muschel^([1]) oder Wasserschnecke
  3. 3
    wie eine Muschel^([1, 2]) geformter Gegenstand

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmuschel,msuchel,mucshel,muscchel,muscehl,muschell,muschhel,muschle,mushcel,musschel,umschel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Muschel

Misspelling Variants of "Muschel"

mmuschel8msuchel7mucshel7muscchel8muscehl7muschell8muschhel8muschle7
Misspelling Variants of "Muschel"

Frequency rank: #28,316 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Muschel"?
"Muschel" is spelled M-U-S-C-H-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊʃl̩].
What does "Muschel" mean?
As a noun, "Muschel" means: Wassertier mit zweiklappiger Schale (Stamm Mollusca, Klasse Bivalvia)
What words are commonly confused with "Muschel"?
"Muschel" is commonly confused with "Muschi", "Muskel", "muscle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muschel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muschel" is [ˈmʊʃl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muschel" come from?
"Muschel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.