Muster

/[ˈmʊstɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,061

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Muster is aGermannoun. It means: gleichbleibende Struktur, die einer sich wiederholenden Sache zu Grunde liegt Pronounced [ˈmʊstɐ]. It ranks #4,061 in German word frequency. Often confused with Mute and mutet.

Key facts for Muster
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,061
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Muster is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmʊstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,061 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Muster, with forms such as "mmuster", "msuter", and "musetr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mute", "mutet", "Mutes", 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 Muster, spelled M-U-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gleichbleibende Struktur, die einer sich wiederholenden Sache zu Grunde liegt
  2. 2
    ein Handlungsablauf oder eine Denk-, Gestaltungs- oder Verhaltensweise, die zur gleichförmigen Wiederholung (Reproduktion) bestimmt ist
  3. 3
    Warenprobe; Stück oder Darstellung, die dem angebotenen Produkt gleich ist; die dem Kunden einen realistischen Eindruck vom Produkt vermitteln soll

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmuster,msuter,musetr,musster,musterr,mustre,mustter,mutser,umster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Muster

Misspelling Variants of "Muster"

mmuster7msuter6musetr6musster7musterr7mustre6mustter7mutser6
Misspelling Variants of "Muster"

Frequency rank: #4,061 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Muster"?
"Muster" is spelled M-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊstɐ].
What does "Muster" mean?
As a noun, "Muster" means: gleichbleibende Struktur, die einer sich wiederholenden Sache zu Grunde liegt
What words are commonly confused with "Muster"?
"Muster" is commonly confused with "Mute", "mutet", "Mutes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muster" is [ˈmʊstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muster" come from?
"Muster" 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.