marode
German, adjective/maˈʁoːdə/
marode is spelled M-A-R-O-D-E (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marode is a German adjective meaning “ailing, weak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesundheitlich nicht auf der Höhe, unpässlich”.
What does marode mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedailing, weak
- 2
ramshackle, run-down, scruffy
eine marode Firma
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gesundheitlich nicht auf der Höhe, unpässlich 2. in einem schlechten, erbärmlichen Zustand seiend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marode
- maroder masculine nominative singular
- am marodesten superlative
- marodes neuter nominative singular
- maroden genitive masculine singular
- marodem dative masculine singular
- der marode definite includes-article masculine
- die marode definite feminine includes-article
- das marode definite includes-article neuter
- die maroden definite includes-article nominative
- des maroden definite genitive includes-article
- der maroden definite feminine genitive
- dem maroden dative definite includes-article
- den maroden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marode?
- /maˈʁoːdə/
- [maˈʁoːdə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marode
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marode in German?
marode appears 1.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).