Markise

[ˌmaʁˈkiːzə]

/[ˌmaʁˈkiːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Markise” is uncommon German (frequency #97,358 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,358
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Sonnenlicht schützendes Dach aus Stoff, das bei Bedarf ausgestellt werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-markise · Markise · German

Markise · rank #97,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,358
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marktplätzen

Nearest frequency peer: Marktplätzen (+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 „Markise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Markise
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarkise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmaʁˈkiːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Markise“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Markisefällt 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: „Marktplätzen“ (#97,359), „manische“ (#97,356), „Marotten“ (#97,361). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Markise“ bei #97,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Markise is uncommon German at frequency #97,358 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmaʁˈkiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Markise has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Markise, spelled M-A-R-K-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen Sonnenlicht schützendes Dach aus Stoff, das bei Bedarf ausgestellt werden kann
  2. 2
    Schliff von Edelsteinen, bei dem die Facetten lanzettförmig sind
  3. 3
    Stein mit Markise [2]
  4. 4
    Getränk aus Weißwein, Selterwasser, Zucker und Zitrone

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Sommer saßen wir oft auf der Terrasse, vor der Sonne geschützt durch die Markise.
  2. Als es anfing zu regnen, sprang mein Vater auf, um die Markise einzurollen.

Synonyms

SonnendachMarkiseschliffMarquisenschliffNavetteSchorlemorleSchurlemurle

This word in other languages

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 "Markise"?
"Markise" is spelled M-A-R-K-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmaʁˈkiːzə].
What does "Markise" mean?
As a noun, "Markise" means: gegen Sonnenlicht schützendes Dach aus Stoff, das bei Bedarf ausgestellt werden kann
How do you pronounce "Markise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Markise" is [ˌmaʁˈkiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Markise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list