Märchenbuch

[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx]

/[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Märchenbuch” is uncommon German (frequency #75,994 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,994
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buch, das Märchen enthält

Corpus desk

Index DE-marchenbuch · Märchenbuch · German

Märchenbuch · rank #75,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,994
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mäht

Nearest frequency peer: mäht (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Märchenbuch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Märchenbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordMärchenbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Märchenbuch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Märchenbuchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mäht“ (#75,993), „Märchenland“ (#75,995), „Musikstücken“ (#75,991). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Märchenbuch“ bei #75,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Märchenbuch is uncommon German at frequency #75,994 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buch, das Märchen enthält".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Märchenbuch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Märchenbuch, spelled M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buch, das Märchen enthält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Märchenbuch enthält die Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm.
  2. Unsere Oma hat uns Kindern oft Geschichten aus dem Märchenbuch vorgelesen.

This word in other languages

storybook(English)

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 "Märchenbuch"?
"Märchenbuch" is spelled M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx].
What does "Märchenbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Märchenbuch" means: Buch, das Märchen enthält
How do you pronounce "Märchenbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Märchenbuch" is [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənˌbuːx]. 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 "Märchenbuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Märchenland#75,995Namensliste#76,004Mittelstadt#75,978mitbestimmt#75,974

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list