Marathi

[maˈʁaːti]

/[maˈʁaːti]/ noun

The verdict

“Marathi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indoarische Sprache mit über 70 Millionen Sprechern in Maharashtra und anliegenden Bundesstaaten Indiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-marathi · Marathi · German

Marathi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Marathi
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarathi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʁaːti]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marathi“ im Deutschen

Marathiliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marathi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʁaːti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indoarische Sprache mit über 70 Millionen Sprechern in Maharashtra und anliegenden Bundesstaaten Indiens".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Marathi, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Marathi, spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    indoarische Sprache mit über 70 Millionen Sprechern in Maharashtra und anliegenden Bundesstaaten Indiens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie kann ich mein Marathi verbessern?
  2. „Marathi verwendet die Devanagari-Schrift.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marathi"?
"Marathi" is spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʁaːti].
What does "Marathi" mean?
As a noun, "Marathi" means: indoarische Sprache mit über 70 Millionen Sprechern in Maharashtra und anliegenden Bundesstaaten Indiens
How do you pronounce "Marathi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marathi" is [maˈʁaːti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marathi" come from?
"Marathi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list