March

[maʁç]

/[maʁç]/ name

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The verdict

“March” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,434
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der linke, in Mähren verlaufende, Nebenfluss der Donau

Corpus desk

Index DE-march · March · German

March · rank #13,434 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,434
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH manuell

Nearest frequency peer: manuell (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „March“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „March“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

March vs mich
40% similar
March vs März
40% similar
March vs Mark
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for March
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maʁç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,434
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „March“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Marchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „manuell“ (#13,433), „market“ (#13,435), „Magdalena“ (#13,432). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „March“ bei #13,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around March (IPA [maʁç]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,434 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der linke, in Mähren verlaufende, Nebenfluss der Donau".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for March, with forms such as "amrch", "macrh", and "marcch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mich", "März", "Mark", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is March, spelled M-A-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der linke, in Mähren verlaufende, Nebenfluss der Donau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Urlaub haben wir an der March geangelt.
  2. „Die viadonau hat die Dämme entlang der March und Thaya sowie an den Zubringer-Bächen Weidenbach, Sulzbach, Jedenspeigen-Bach und Zaya generalsaniert.“

Synonyms

Morava

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrch
  • macrh
  • marcch
  • marchh
  • marhc
  • marrch
  • mmarch
  • mrach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of March - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrch2macrh2marcch1marchh1marhc2marrch1mmarch1mrach2
Edit distance from "March"

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 "March"?
"March" is spelled M-A-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁç].
What does "March" mean?
As a proper noun, "March" means: der linke, in Mähren verlaufende, Nebenfluss der Donau
What words are commonly confused with "March"?
"March" is commonly confused with "mich", "März", "Mark". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "March"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "March" is [maʁç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "March" come from?
"March" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Linde#13,426leide#13,424Küsse#13,420Notiz#13,451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Miriam8 variantsModells8 variantsKlubs8 variantsIsabel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list