Marschboden
[ˈmaʁʃˌboːdn̩]
The verdict
“Marschboden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwerer, lehmiger, fetter, bindiger Boden der Marsch
Corpus desk
Index DE-marschboden · Marschboden · German
Marschboden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marschboden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʁʃˌboːdn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Marschboden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Marschboden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʁʃˌboːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwerer, lehmiger, fetter, bindiger Boden der Marsch".
Zero misspellings are on record for Marschboden in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Marschboden, spelled M-A-R-S-C-H-B-O-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1schwerer, lehmiger, fetter, bindiger Boden der Marsch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Marschboden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Marschboden zeichnet sich außer seiner für das Pflanzenwachsthum geeigneten Zusammensetzung noch besonders dadurch aus, daß er begierig Feuchtigkeit und Gase einsaugt und dann leicht an der Luft zerfällt.“
„Der Marschboden breitet sich beiderseits der Elbe mit nahezu waagrechter, zwischen 0,3 und 1,7 m über Normalnull liegender Oberfläche aus und hat am Hamburger Ufer eine mittlere Breite von rund 8 km.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.