Marotten

[maˈʁɔtn̩]

/[maˈʁɔtn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Marotten” is uncommon German (frequency #97,361 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,361
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marotte

Corpus desk

Index DE-marotten · Marotten · German

Marotten · rank #97,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,361
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maser

Nearest frequency peer: Maser (+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 „Marotten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marotten
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarotten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʁɔtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marotten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Marottenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maser“ (#97,362), „Marktplätzen“ (#97,359), „Maskenbildner“ (#97,363). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marotten“ bei #97,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marotten is uncommon German at frequency #97,361 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʁɔtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Marotten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Marotten, spelled M-A-R-O-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marotte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Marotte
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Marotte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Marotte

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 "Marotten"?
"Marotten" is spelled M-A-R-O-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʁɔtn̩].
What does "Marotten" mean?
As a noun, "Marotten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marotte
How do you pronounce "Marotten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marotten" is [maˈʁɔtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marotten" come from?
"Marotten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list