mutieren

[muˈtiːʁən]

/[muˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“mutieren” is uncommon German (frequency #53,920 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,920
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich plötzlich verändern (Gen, Erbgut)

Corpus desk

Index DE-mutieren · mutieren · German

mutieren · rank #53,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,920
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH muten

Nearest frequency peer: muten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mutieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mutieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mutieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmutieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[muˈtiːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mutieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mutierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „muten“ (#53,919), „märkischer“ (#53,921), „musée“ (#53,918). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mutieren“ bei #53,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mutieren is uncommon German at frequency #53,920 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [muˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mutieren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mutieren, spelled M-U-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich plötzlich verändern (Gen, Erbgut)
  2. 2
    sich im Stimmwechsel, im Stimmbruch befinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn das Erbgut einer Spezies mutiert, können dadurch neue Arten entstehen.
  2. „Es liegt daran, dass ich in Warschau immer erst einige Stunden brauche, ehe ich zum richtigen Polen mutiere.“

Synonyms

ändernverändernverwandelnwandeln

This word in other languages

mutate(English)mutar(Español)muter(Français)

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 "mutieren"?
"mutieren" is spelled M-U-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈtiːʁən].
What does "mutieren" mean?
As a verb, "mutieren" means: sich plötzlich verändern (Gen, Erbgut)
How do you pronounce "mutieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mutieren" is [muˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mutieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Musculus#53,917Muhammed#53,916Nachbars#53,924Nagasaki#53,931

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list