Marlen
[…]
The verdict
“Marlen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,608 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,608
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-marlen · Marlen · German
Marlen · rank #71,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,608
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH marginalisiert
Nearest frequency peer: marginalisiert (-3 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 “Marlen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Manuskripts
Manuskripts
28,398 corpus weight
- marca
marca
28,397 corpus weight
- marginalisi…
marginalisiert
28,396 corpus weight
- Marlen
Marlen
28,393 corpus weight
- maximiert
maximiert
28,388 corpus weight
- mecker
mecker
28,387 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Marlen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Marlen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Marlen is uncommon German at frequency #71,608 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".
Zero misspellings are on record for Marlen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Marlen, spelled M-A-R-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Vorname
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Marlen"?
What does "Marlen" mean?
How do you pronounce "Marlen"?
What language does "Marlen" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Marlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.