Musterung

[ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Musterung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,535
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prüfende Betrachtung, Untersuchung von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-musterung · Musterung · German

Musterung · rank #39,535 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,535
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mossad

Nearest frequency peer: Mossad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Musterung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Musterung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Musterung vs mustern
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Musterung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMusterung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,535
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Musterung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Musterungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mossad“ (#39,534), „mutet“ (#39,536), „Mosbach“ (#39,533). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Musterung“ bei #39,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Musterung (IPA [ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,535 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Musterung, with forms such as "mmusterung", "msuterung", and "musetrung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mustern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Musterung, spelled M-U-S-T-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    prüfende Betrachtung, Untersuchung von etwas
  2. 2
    Ausstatten, Verzieren von etwas mit Mustern
  3. 3
    gleichbleibende Struktur, die einer sich wiederholenden Sache zu Grunde liegt; Muster
  4. 4
    Untersuchung der Wehrpflichtigen auf ihre körperliche und geistige Eignung für den Wehrdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Musterung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Und das Material hat viele Vorteile, lässt sich einfach bearbeiten und leicht färben - bis heute reicht kaum ein anderer Kunststoff in Brillanz, Farbenvielfalt und Musterung an das Zelluloid heran.“
  2. „Formal entschieden und kraftvoll zupackend schneidet sich Ersan Mondtag den antiken Stoff zurecht - bis höchstens noch das grobe Gewebe, nicht jedoch die Musterung, Feinzeichnung und die Textur erkennbar sind.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmusterung
  • msuterung
  • musetrung
  • mussterung
  • musternug
  • musterrung
  • musterugn
  • musterungg
  • musterunng
  • musteurng
  • mustreung
  • mustterung
  • mutserung
  • umsterung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Musterung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmusterung1msuterung2musetrung2mussterung1musternug2musterrung1musterugn2musterungg1
Edit distance from "Musterung"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Musterung"?
"Musterung" is spelled M-U-S-T-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ].
What does "Musterung" mean?
As a noun, "Musterung" means: prüfende Betrachtung, Untersuchung von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Musterung"?
"Musterung" is commonly confused with "mustern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Musterung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Musterung" is [ˈmʊstəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Musterung" come from?
"Musterung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Musterung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Molekülen#39,531Moldawien#39,530mitlaufen#39,526neutrales#39,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Mutterland14 variantsmystisch14 variantsMilliardäre14 variantsMedikation14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list