muschelförmig
[ˈmʊʃl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]
The verdict
“muschelförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form einer Muschel
Corpus desk
Index DE-muschelformig · muschelförmig · German
muschelförmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | muschelförmig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmʊʃl̩ˌfœʁmɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „muschelförmig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
muschelförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmʊʃl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Form einer Muschel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for muschelförmig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is muschelförmig, spelled M-U-S-C-H-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1in Form einer Muschel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how muschelförmig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rocaille ist ein muschelförmiges Ornament.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.