Marionette
German, noun/mari̯oˈnɛtə/
Marionette is spelled M-A-R-I-O-N-E-T-T-E (10 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marionette is a German feminine noun meaning “marionette, puppet (puppet which is animated by the pulling of strings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird”.
What does Marionette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarionette, puppet (puppet which is animated by the pulling of strings)
- 2
femininepuppet (person, country, etc, controlled by another)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird 2. Mensch (insbesondere Politiker), der von anderen kontrolliert wird
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 Marionette
- Marionetten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Marionette?
- /mari̯oˈnɛtə/
- [ˌma.ʁi.oˈnɛ.tə]
- [ˌmaʁ.jo-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Marionette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Marionette in German?
Marionette appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).