Which to use
“marks” and “merkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #2,912
- “merkt” frequency rank
- 28142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | merkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken |
Letter map: marks vs merkt
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and merkt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on marks vs merkt
marks and merkt are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. merkt is at rank #2,912, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɛʁkt].
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 28142, this pair ranks #1,789,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs merkt
Shared letters: kmr. Private to "marks": as. Private to "merkt": et.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "merkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marks" and "merkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "merkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marks vs puzzles". 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 #1,789,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.