markanter

[maʁˈkantɐ]

/[maʁˈkantɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“markanter” is uncommon German (frequency #60,822 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,822
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant

Corpus desk

Index DE-markanter · markanter · German

markanter · rank #60,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,822
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH manus

Nearest frequency peer: manus (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “markanter”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “markanter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for markanter
PropertyValue
Headwordmarkanter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maʁˈkantɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “markanter” 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). markanter 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

markanter is uncommon German at frequency #60,822 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [maʁˈkantɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

markanter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is markanter, spelled M-A-R-K-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "markanter"?
"markanter" is spelled M-A-R-K-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁˈkantɐ].
What does "markanter" mean?
As an adjective, "markanter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs markant
How do you pronounce "markanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "markanter" is [maʁˈkantɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "markanter" come from?
"markanter" 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 "markanter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

meisterte#60,832Libanesen#60,801Lexington#60,800Leitindex#60,798
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