Makron
[ˈmakʁɔn]
The verdict
“Makron” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - diakritisches Zeichen, das besondere Aussprache – meist Länge – des Buchstabens angibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-makron · Makron · German
Makron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Makron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmakʁɔn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Makron” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Makron is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmakʁɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diakritisches Zeichen, das besondere Aussprache – meist Länge – des Buchstabens angibt".
Makron has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Makron, spelled M-A-K-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1diakritisches Zeichen, das besondere Aussprache – meist Länge – des Buchstabens angibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Makron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Makron über dem Vokal A dient als Zeichen der Dehnung.
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