Mykene
[myˈkeːnə]
The verdict
“Mykene” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antike Stadt, die im Nordosten des Peloponnes liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-mykene · Mykene · German
Mykene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Mykene |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [myˈkeːnə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mykene“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mykene is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [myˈkeːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antike Stadt, die im Nordosten des Peloponnes liegt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mykene, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mykene, spelled M-Y-K-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1antike Stadt, die im Nordosten des Peloponnes liegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mykene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Von Paris aus hatte er bei den griechischen Behörden eine Erlaubnis für größere Ausgrabungen in Mykene erwirken wollen.“
„In Mykene haben Schliemanns Methoden jedoch zu herausragenden Funden geführt.“
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.