Stechmücken

[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩]

/[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stechmücken” is uncommon German (frequency #58,323 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,323
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke

Corpus desk

Index DE-stechmucken · Stechmücken · German

Stechmücken · rank #58,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,323
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steinig

Nearest frequency peer: steinig (+2 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 „Stechmücken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stechmücken
PropertyValue
HeadwordStechmücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stechmücken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stechmückenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „steinig“ (#58,325), „Standhaftigkeit“ (#58,320), „stilisierte“ (#58,327). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stechmücken“ bei #58,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stechmücken is uncommon German at frequency #58,323 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Stechmücken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stechmücken, spelled S-T-E-C-H-M-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke

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 "Stechmücken"?
"Stechmücken" is spelled S-T-E-C-H-M-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩].
What does "Stechmücken" mean?
As a noun, "Stechmücken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stechmücke
How do you pronounce "Stechmücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stechmücken" is [ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stechmücken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stilisierte#58,327Spielmacher#58,314streichelte#58,333Speerspitze#58,310

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list