märchenhaft
German, adjective/ˈmɛːɐ̯.çən.haft/
märchenhaft is spelled M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N-H-A-F-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Märchenhaft is a German adjective meaning “fabulous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Art eines Märchens”.
What does märchenhaft mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fabulous
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Art eines Märchens 2. wunderbar, sehr schön 3. unvorstellbar groß, außergewöhnlich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of märchenhaft
- märchenhafter masculine nominative singular
- am märchenhaftesten superlative
- märchenhafte feminine nominative singular
- märchenhaftes neuter nominative singular
- märchenhaften genitive masculine singular
- märchenhaftem dative masculine singular
- der märchenhafte definite includes-article masculine
- die märchenhafte definite feminine includes-article
- das märchenhafte definite includes-article neuter
- die märchenhaften definite includes-article nominative
- des märchenhaften definite genitive includes-article
- der märchenhaften definite feminine genitive
- dem märchenhaften dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce märchenhaft?
- /ˈmɛːɐ̯.çən.haft/
- /ˈmeːɐ̯-/
- [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to märchenhaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is märchenhaft in German?
märchenhaft appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).