Which to use
“Marke” is a noun and “marode” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,508
- “Marke” frequency rank
- #28,308
- “marode” frequency rank
- 30816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marke | marode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine dauerhafte Kennzeichnung oder Markierung | gesundheitlich nicht auf der Höhe, unpässlich |
Where the eye mixes Marke and marode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Marke vs marode
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Marke is [ˈmaʁkə] while marode is [maˈʁoːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30816, 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]. marode is at rank #28,308, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈʁoːdə].
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 30816, this pair ranks #1,740,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Marke vs marode
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "Marke": k. Private to "marode": do.
"Marke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marode" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marke" and "marode" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Marke" vs "marode" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,740,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marke" and "marode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marode vs maroden". 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 #1,740,514 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.