Muskelkrampf
[ˈmʊskl̩ˌkʁamp͡f]
The verdict
“Muskelkrampf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann
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Index DE-muskelkrampf · Muskelkrampf · German
Muskelkrampf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Muskelkrampf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʊskl̩ˌkʁamp͡f] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Muskelkrampf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Muskelkrampf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊskl̩ˌkʁamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Muskelkrampf, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Muskelkrampf, spelled M-U-S-K-E-L-K-R-A-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann
Synonyms
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.