Marquise

/[maʁˈkiːzə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,579

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Marquise is aGermannoun. It means: französischer Adelstitel, entsprechend der deutschen Markgräfin Pronounced [maʁˈkiːzə]. Often confused with Marquis.

Key facts for Marquise
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarquise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁˈkiːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,579
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Marquise is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maʁˈkiːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,579 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "französischer Adelstitel, entsprechend der deutschen Markgräfin".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Marquise, with forms such as "amrquise", "maqruise", and "marqiuse". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Marquis", 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 Marquise, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    französischer Adelstitel, entsprechend der deutschen Markgräfin

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrquise,maqruise,marqiuse,marqquise,marquies,marquisse,marqusie,marrquise,maruqise,mmarquise,mraquise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Marquise

Misspelling Variants of "Marquise"

amrquise8maqruise8marqiuse8marqquise9marquies8marquisse9marqusie8marrquise9
Misspelling Variants of "Marquise"

Frequency rank: #47,579 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marquise"?
"Marquise" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁˈkiːzə].
What does "Marquise" mean?
As a noun, "Marquise" means: französischer Adelstitel, entsprechend der deutschen Markgräfin
What words are commonly confused with "Marquise"?
"Marquise" is commonly confused with "Marquis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marquise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marquise" is [maʁˈkiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marquise" come from?
"Marquise" 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.