Marker

[ˈmaʁkɐ]

/[ˈmaʁkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Marker” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,236
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchsichtig breit schreibender farbiger Stift, mit dem man Text hervorhebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-marker · Marker · German

Marker · rank #29,236 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marionette

Nearest frequency peer: Marionette (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Marker“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Marker“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Marker vs Markt
67% similar
Marker vs Mauer
67% similar
Marker vs Maske
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Marker
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʁkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,236
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Marker“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Markerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Marionette“ (#29,235), „median“ (#29,237), „mari“ (#29,234). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marker“ bei #29,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Marker (IPA [ˈmaʁkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,236 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Marker, with forms such as "amrker", "makrer", and "marekr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Markt", "Mauer", "Maske", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Marker, spelled M-A-R-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durchsichtig breit schreibender farbiger Stift, mit dem man Text hervorhebt
  2. 2
    Protein/Hormon, das ein Kennzeichen bedeutet, etwas markiert, auf etwas hinweist/verweist
  3. 3
    Mittel zum Ausdruck einer grammatischen Bedeutung
  4. 4
    genetisches Merkmal eines Virus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aktiv lesen können Sie zum Beispiel, indem Sie die wichtigsten Textstellen unterstreichen oder mit einem Marker kennzeichnen.
  2. „Übertragen Sie die Kontur des Motivs mit einem Marker auf das Transparentpapier, drehen Sie das Papier dann um, legen Sie es auf den Stoff und ziehen Sie die Konturlinien mit etwas Druck nach.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrker
  • makrer
  • marekr
  • markerr
  • markker
  • markre
  • marrker
  • mmarker
  • mraker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Marker - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrker2makrer2marekr2markerr1markker1markre2marrker1mmarker1
Edit distance from "Marker"

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 "Marker"?
"Marker" is spelled M-A-R-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʁkɐ].
What does "Marker" mean?
As a noun, "Marker" means: durchsichtig breit schreibender farbiger Stift, mit dem man Text hervorhebt
What words are commonly confused with "Marker"?
"Marker" is commonly confused with "Markt", "Mauer", "Maske". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marker" is [ˈmaʁkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marker" come from?
"Marker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

median#29,237Lüfter#29,231monkey#29,246niesen#29,259

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

nobody9 variantsKröten9 variantskreuzt9 variantsKorpus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list