Marinade

[maʁiˈnaːdə]

/[maʁiˈnaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Marinade” is uncommon German (frequency #67,483 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,483
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Öl, Essig und diversen Gewürzen zubereitete Flüssigkeit, in die Fisch oder Fleisch eingelegt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-marinade · Marinade · German

Marinade · rank #67,483 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,483
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH manueller

Nearest frequency peer: manueller (-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 „Marinade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marinade
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarinade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁiˈnaːdə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marinade“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „manueller“ (#67,482), „Markenrechte“ (#67,484), „mang“ (#67,481). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marinade“ bei #67,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marinade is uncommon German at frequency #67,483 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maʁiˈnaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Marinade has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Marinade, spelled M-A-R-I-N-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Öl, Essig und diversen Gewürzen zubereitete Flüssigkeit, in die Fisch oder Fleisch eingelegt werden
  2. 2
    Soße für Salate
  3. 3
    Fisch, der durch das Einlegen in einer Marinade konserviert worden ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn man das Fleisch schon abends in die Marinade legt, ist es am nächsten Tag noch würziger.
  2. Die Marinaden deiner Mutter sind ganz ausgezeichnet.

Synonyms

BeizeWürzsoße

This word in other languages

marinade(English)escabeche(Español)marinade(Français)

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 "Marinade"?
"Marinade" is spelled M-A-R-I-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁiˈnaːdə].
What does "Marinade" mean?
As a noun, "Marinade" means: aus Öl, Essig und diversen Gewürzen zubereitete Flüssigkeit, in die Fisch oder Fleisch eingelegt werden
How do you pronounce "Marinade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marinade" is [maʁiˈnaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marinade" come from?
"Marinade" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meersalz#67,495missfiel#67,512Modehaus#67,520Legionär#67,443

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list