MarktesvsmartensConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,595
“Marktes” frequency rank
#25,657
“martens” frequency rank
34252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Marktes martens
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Markt Plural des Substantivs marten

Letter map: Marktes vs martens

Shared letters muted; letters that set Marktes and martens apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

7 ch
Marktes
7 ch
martens

Pair insight - Marktes / martens

Marktes and martens 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Marktes is recorded at frequency rank #8,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁktəs]. martens is at rank #25,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 34252, this pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Marktes vs martens

Shared letters: aemrst. Private to "Marktes": k. Private to "martens": n.

"Marktes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "martens" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Marktesamrktes · makrtes · markktes · marktess · marktse · markttes · marrktes · martkes
  • martensamrtens · maretns · marrtens · martenns · martenss · martesn · martnes · marttens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Marktes" and "martens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Marktes" or "martens"?
"Marktes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,595 in our German list, against #25,657 for "martens". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Marktes" and "martens". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Marktes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "martens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Marktes" and "martens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "martens 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 #1,667,587 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