Muskete
[ˌmʊsˈkeːtə]
The verdict
“Muskete” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schweres, langes Vorderladergewehr mit glattem (zuglosen) Lauf
Corpus desk
Index DE-muskete · Muskete · German
Muskete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Muskete |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌmʊsˈkeːtə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Muskete“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Muskete is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmʊsˈkeːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schweres, langes Vorderladergewehr mit glattem (zuglosen) Lauf".
No misspelling variants are generated for Muskete in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Muskete, spelled M-U-S-K-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1schweres, langes Vorderladergewehr mit glattem (zuglosen) Lauf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Muskete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit seiner Muskete kann er gut umgehen.
Die wichtigste Waffe wurde die Muskete, und er vermehrte die Kontingente der Musketiere auf Kosten der Pikenträger.
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.