Marsch

[maʁʃ]

/[maʁʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Marsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,954
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angeschwemmtes, fruchtbares Land an der Küste

Corpus desk

Index DE-marsch · Marsch · German

Marsch · rank #6,954 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,954
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marburg

Nearest frequency peer: Marburg (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Marsch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Marsch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Marsch vs match
50% similar
Marsch vs misch
50% similar
Marsch vs marsh
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Marsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,954
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Marsch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Marschliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Marburg“ (#6,953), „Meilen“ (#6,955), „Mangels“ (#6,952). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marsch“ bei #6,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Marsch (IPA [maʁʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,954 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "angeschwemmtes, fruchtbares Land an der Küste".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Marsch, with forms such as "amrsch", "marcsh", and "marrsch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "match", "misch", "marsh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Marsch, spelled M-A-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    angeschwemmtes, fruchtbares Land an der Küste

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Marsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Marsch ist sehr fruchtbar.
  2. „Um die schweren Böden für die Aussaat vorzubereiten, müssen die Landwirte in der Marsch zusätzliche Arbeitsgänge einlegen.“

Synonyms

MarschlandKoogPolderSchwemmland

This word in other languages

marsh(English)marisma(Español)marais(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrsch
  • marcsh
  • marrsch
  • marscch
  • marschh
  • marshc
  • marssch
  • masrch
  • mmarsch
  • mrasch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Marsch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrsch2marcsh2marrsch1marscch1marschh1marshc2marssch1masrch2
Edit distance from "Marsch"

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 "Marsch"?
"Marsch" is spelled M-A-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁʃ].
What does "Marsch" mean?
As a noun, "Marsch" means: angeschwemmtes, fruchtbares Land an der Küste
What words are commonly confused with "Marsch"?
"Marsch" is commonly confused with "match", "misch", "marsh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marsch" is [maʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marsch" come from?
"Marsch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meilen#6,955miller#6,956kürzer#6,947Kurden#6,945

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Mailand10 variantsMoschee10 variantsMusical10 variantsKrieger10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list