myrrhe

[miːʁ]

/[miːʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“myrrhe” is uncommon German (frequency #98,834 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,834
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus verschiedenen Bäumen des tropischen Afrika und Indien gewonnenes, wohlriechendes Gummiharz, das besonders als Mittel zum Räuchern und für Arzneien verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-myrrhe · myrrhe · German

myrrhe · rank #98,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,834
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Männergesangv…

Nearest frequency peer: Männergesangverein (+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 „myrrhe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for myrrhe
PropertyValue
Headwordmyrrhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miːʁ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „myrrhe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.myrrhefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Männergesangverein“ (#98,835), „Musikant“ (#98,830), „Nachbarschaftsstreit“ (#98,838). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „myrrhe“ bei #98,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

myrrhe is uncommon German at frequency #98,834 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [miːʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus verschiedenen Bäumen des tropischen Afrika und Indien gewonnenes, wohlriechendes Gummiharz, das besonders als Mittel zum Räuchern und für Arzneien verwendet wird".

myrrhe has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is myrrhe, spelled M-Y-R-R-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus verschiedenen Bäumen des tropischen Afrika und Indien gewonnenes, wohlriechendes Gummiharz, das besonders als Mittel zum Räuchern und für Arzneien verwendet wird

This word in other languages

mirra(Español)

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 "myrrhe"?
"myrrhe" is spelled M-Y-R-R-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [miːʁ].
What does "myrrhe" mean?
As a noun, "myrrhe" means: aus verschiedenen Bäumen des tropischen Afrika und Indien gewonnenes, wohlriechendes Gummiharz, das besonders als Mittel zum Räuchern und für Arzneien verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "myrrhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "myrrhe" is [miːʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "myrrhe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

miauen#98,807mallet#98,786machet#98,783Lottes#98,773

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list