Marmel
[ˈmaʁml̩]
The verdict
“Marmel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - norddeutsch für Murmel
Corpus desk
Index DE-marmel · Marmel · German
Marmel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marmel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʁml̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Marmel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Marmel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʁml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "norddeutsch für Murmel".
Marmel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Marmel, spelled M-A-R-M-E-L.
Definition
- 1norddeutsch für Murmel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Marmel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Jungs haben wir oft mit Marmeln gespielt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.