marques

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The verdict

“marques” is uncommon German (frequency #77,048 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,048
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs marcar

Key facts for marques
PropertyValue
Headwordmarques
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marques” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marques lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marques is uncommon German at frequency #77,048 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for marques in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is marques, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs marcar
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular des negativen Imperativ des Verbs marcar

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 "marques"?
"marques" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "marques" mean?
As a verb, "marques" means: 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs marcar
How do you pronounce "marques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marques" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marques" come from?
"marques" 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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Using “marques”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-R-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list