MarkevsMarktesWhich spelling fits?

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“Marke” and “Marktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,508
“Marke” frequency rank
#8,595
“Marktes” frequency rank
11103
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Marke Marktes
Definition eine dauerhafte Kennzeichnung oder Markierung Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Markt

Where the eye mixes Marke and Marktes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Marke
7 ch
Marktes

Why the eye confuses Marke with Marktes

A purely visual mix-up. Marke ([ˈmaʁkə]) and Marktes ([ˈmaʁktəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Marke is recorded at frequency rank #2,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁkə]. Marktes is at rank #8,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁktəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 11103, this pair ranks #1,971,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Marke vs Marktes

Shared letters: aekmr. Private to "Marke": -. Private to "Marktes": st.

"Marke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Marktes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Markeamrke · makre · markke · marrke · mmarke · mrake
  • Marktesamrktes · makrtes · markktes · marktess · marktse · markttes · marrktes · martkes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Marke" for "Marktes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaʁkə] versus [ˈmaʁktəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Marke" or "Marktes" show up more?
"Marke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,508 in our German list, against #8,595 for "Marktes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Marke" and "Marktes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Marke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Marktes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Marke" and "Marktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marktes vs marten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,971,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list