muten

[ˈmuːtn̩]

/[ˈmuːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“muten” is uncommon German (frequency #53,919 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,919
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nach etwas trachten, verlangen, etwas begehren

Key facts for muten
PropertyValue
Headwordmuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmuːtn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muten is uncommon German at frequency #53,919 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmuːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for muten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is muten, spelled M-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach etwas trachten, verlangen, etwas begehren
  2. 2
    Genehmigung zum Bergbau beantragen

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 "muten"?
"muten" is spelled M-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuːtn̩].
What does "muten" mean?
As a verb, "muten" means: nach etwas trachten, verlangen, etwas begehren
How do you pronounce "muten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muten" is [ˈmuːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muten" come from?
"muten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “muten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmuːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list