Which to use
“März” is a noun and “merk” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #621
- “März” frequency rank
- #12,537
- “merk” frequency rank
- 13158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | März | merk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der dritte Monat im Jahr | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken |
Where the eye mixes März and merk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: März is [mɛʁt͡s] while merk is [mɛʁk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
März is recorded at frequency rank #621, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛʁt͡s]. merk is at rank #12,537, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɛʁk].
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 13158, this pair ranks #1,959,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of März vs merk
Shared letters: mr. Private to "März": zä. Private to "merk": ek.
"März" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "merk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- merk ← mekr · merkk · merrk · mmerk · mrek
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "März" and "merk" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "März" or "merk"?
What to do next
You've compared "März" and "merk". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "März" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "März" and "merk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merk vs mora". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.