märchenhafte

[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə]

/[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“märchenhafte” is uncommon German (frequency #52,290 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,290
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-marchenhafte · märchenhafte · German

märchenhafte · rank #52,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,290
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muttersprachl…

Nearest frequency peer: Muttersprachler (-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 „märchenhafte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for märchenhafte
PropertyValue
Headwordmärchenhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „märchenhafte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Muttersprachler“ (#52,289), „multiplen“ (#52,288), „nachrüsten“ (#52,293). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „märchenhafte“ bei #52,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

märchenhafte is uncommon German at frequency #52,290 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for märchenhafte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is märchenhafte, spelled M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft

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 "märchenhafte"?
"märchenhafte" is spelled M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə].
What does "märchenhafte" mean?
As an adjective, "märchenhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs märchenhaft
How do you pronounce "märchenhafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "märchenhafte" is [ˈmɛːɐ̯çənhaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "märchenhafte" come from?
"märchenhafte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list