maarten

[ˈmaːrtən]

/[ˈmaːrtən]/ noun

The verdict

“maarten” is uncommon German (frequency #84,274 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,274
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs maart

Corpus desk

Index DE-maarten · maarten · German

maarten · rank #84,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,274
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Läuterung

Nearest frequency peer: Läuterung (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „maarten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „maarten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maarten
PropertyValue
Headwordmaarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaːrtən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „maarten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).maartenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Läuterung“ (#84,272), „Magnat“ (#84,276), „Länderebene“ (#84,271). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „maarten“ bei #84,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maarten is uncommon German at frequency #84,274 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːrtən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Plural 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maarten"?
"maarten" is spelled M-A-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːrtən].
What does "maarten" mean?
As a noun, "maarten" means: Plural des Substantivs maart
How do you pronounce "maarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maarten" is [ˈmaːrtən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list