Marionette

/[maʁioˈnɛtə]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,235

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Marionette is aGermannoun. It means: Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird Pronounced [maʁioˈnɛtə]. Often confused with Marionetten.

Key facts for Marionette
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarionette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁioˈnɛtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,235
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Marionette in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Marionette is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maʁioˈnɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,235 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Marionette, with forms such as "amrionette", "maironette", and "marinoette". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Marionetten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Marionette, spelled M-A-R-I-O-N-E-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird
  2. 2
    Mensch (insbesondere Politiker), der von anderen kontrolliert wird

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrionette,maironette,marinoette,marioentte,marionete,marionetet,marionnette,mariontete,maroinette,marrionette,mmarionette,mraionette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Marionette

Misspelling Variants of "Marionette"

amrionette10maironette10marinoette10marioentte10marionete9marionetet10marionnette11mariontete10
Misspelling Variants of "Marionette"

Frequency rank: #29,235 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marionette"?
"Marionette" is spelled M-A-R-I-O-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁioˈnɛtə].
What does "Marionette" mean?
As a noun, "Marionette" means: Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Marionette"?
"Marionette" is commonly confused with "Marionetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marionette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marionette" is [maʁioˈnɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marionette" come from?
"Marionette" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.