Marienseide
[maˈʁiːənˌzaɪ̯də]
The verdict
“Marienseide” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an schönen Herbsttagen Felder und Pflanzen überziehender oder in der Luft schwirrender feiner Flugfaden, der von jungen Krabbenspinnen in die Luft geschossen wird, um an diesem ins Winterquartier z...
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Index DE-marienseide · Marienseide · German
Marienseide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marienseide |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈʁiːənˌzaɪ̯də] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Marienseide“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Marienseide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʁiːənˌzaɪ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an schönen Herbsttagen Felder und Pflanzen überziehender oder in der Luft schwirrender feiner Flugfaden, der von jungen Krabbenspinnen in die Luft geschossen wird, um an diesem ins Winterquartier z...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Marienseide, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Marienseide, spelled M-A-R-I-E-N-S-E-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1an schönen Herbsttagen Felder und Pflanzen überziehender oder in der Luft schwirrender feiner Flugfaden, der von jungen Krabbenspinnen in die Luft geschossen wird, um an diesem ins Winterquartier zu gelangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Marienseide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In katholischen Gegenden galten sie als Reste des Mantels der Mutter Maria nach Mariä Himmelfahrt ( 15. August ). Die «Marienseiden» genannten Fäden im Gesicht bringen nach altem Volksglauben Glück. Verfangen sie sich in den Haaren junger Mädchen, kommt bald ein Traummann um die Ecke.“
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.