Marmor

/[ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,965

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Marmor is aGermannoun. It means: äußerst hartes, häufig geädertes Kalkgestein, das in verschiedensten Farben vorkommt und für Bildhauerarbeiten und als Baumaterial eingesetzt wird Pronounced [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]. Often confused with mirror and mario.

Key facts for Marmor
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarmor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,965
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Marmor in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Marmor is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,965 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Marmor, with forms such as "amrmor", "mamror", and "marmmor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "mirror", "mario", "Marco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Marmor, spelled M-A-R-M-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußerst hartes, häufig geädertes Kalkgestein, das in verschiedensten Farben vorkommt und für Bildhauerarbeiten und als Baumaterial eingesetzt wird
  2. 2
    strahlendes Weiß
  3. 3
    etwas, das aus Marmor^([1]) gefertigt wurde

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrmor,mamror,marmmor,marmorr,marmro,maromr,marrmor,mmarmor,mramor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Marmor

Misspelling Variants of "Marmor"

amrmor6mamror6marmmor7marmorr7marmro6maromr6marrmor7mmarmor7
Misspelling Variants of "Marmor"

Frequency rank: #12,965 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marmor"?
"Marmor" is spelled M-A-R-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯].
What does "Marmor" mean?
As a noun, "Marmor" means: äußerst hartes, häufig geädertes Kalkgestein, das in verschiedensten Farben vorkommt und für Bildhauerarbeiten und als Baumaterial eingesetzt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Marmor"?
"Marmor" is commonly confused with "mirror", "mario", "Marco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marmor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marmor" is [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marmor" come from?
"Marmor" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.