maar

[maːr]

/[maːr]/ conj

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The verdict

“maar” is uncommon German (frequency #51,515 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,515
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aber

Corpus desk

Index DE-maar · maar · German

maar · rank #51,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,515
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH löten

Nearest frequency peer: löten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “maar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “maar” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maar
PropertyValue
Headwordmaar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[maːr]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “maar” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).maarliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „löten“ (#51,514), „Machbarkeitsstudie“ (#51,516), „Luftschiff“ (#51,513). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maar is uncommon German at frequency #51,515 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [maːr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aber".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is maar, spelled M-A-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aber

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ik ben geboren in een dorpje vlakbij Berlijn, maar nu woon ik in Amsterdam.

This word in other languages

but(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maar"?
"maar" is spelled M-A-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maːr].
What does "maar" mean?
As a conjunction, "maar" means: aber
How do you pronounce "maar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maar" is [maːr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maar" come from?
"maar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mair#51,518Laus#51,506Konz#51,474keen#51,453

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list