maarten
[ˈmaːrtən]
The verdict
“maarten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,274 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,274
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs maart
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maarten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaːrtən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maarten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for maarten is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaːrtən]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,274 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Substantivs maart".
No misspelling variants are generated for maarten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is maarten, spelled M-A-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Plural des Substantivs maart
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.
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Using “maarten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-A-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaːrtən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.