Maries

[maˈʁiːs]

/[maˈʁiːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maries” is uncommon German (frequency #61,727 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,727
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marie

Key facts for Maries
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaries
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʁiːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maries” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Maries lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maries is uncommon German at frequency #61,727 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʁiːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Maries, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maries, spelled M-A-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Marie
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Marie
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Marie
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Marie

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 "Maries"?
"Maries" is spelled M-A-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʁiːs].
What does "Maries" mean?
As a noun, "Maries" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marie
How do you pronounce "Maries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maries" is [maˈʁiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maries" come from?
"Maries" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Maries”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-R-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maˈʁiːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list