marschieren

[maʁˈʃiːʁən]

/[maʁˈʃiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“marschieren” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,966
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in geschlossener Reihe (und gleichem Schritt) gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-marschieren · marschieren · German

marschieren · rank #12,966 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,966
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marmor

Nearest frequency peer: Marmor (-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 „marschieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „marschieren“ 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).

marschieren vs marschiert
82% similar
marschieren vs marschierte
82% similar
marschieren vs marschierten
92% similar

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

Key facts for marschieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmarschieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maʁˈʃiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,966
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „marschieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).marschierenliegt 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: „Marmor“ (#12,965), „Mechanik“ (#12,967), „Metropole“ (#12,968). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „marschieren“ bei #12,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around marschieren (IPA [maʁˈʃiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,966 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for marschieren, with forms such as "amrschieren", "marcshieren", and "marrschieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "marschiert", "marschierte", "marschierten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is marschieren, spelled M-A-R-S-C-H-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in geschlossener Reihe (und gleichem Schritt) gehen
  2. 2
    in schnellerem Tempo eine längere Strecke zu Fuß zurücklegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Soldaten marschierten an die Front.
  2. Gestern marschierten wir quer durch den Wald.

This word in other languages

march(English)marchar(Español)marcher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrschieren
  • marcshieren
  • marrschieren
  • marscchieren
  • marscheiren
  • marschhieren
  • marschieern
  • marschierenn
  • marschierne
  • marschierren
  • marschireen
  • marsciheren
  • marshcieren
  • marsschieren
  • masrchieren
  • mmarschieren
  • mraschieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrschieren2marcshieren2marrschieren1marscchieren1marscheiren2marschhieren1marschieern2marschierenn1
Edit distance from "marschieren"

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 "marschieren"?
"marschieren" is spelled M-A-R-S-C-H-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁˈʃiːʁən].
What does "marschieren" mean?
As a verb, "marschieren" means: in geschlossener Reihe (und gleichem Schritt) gehen
What words are commonly confused with "marschieren"?
"marschieren" is commonly confused with "marschiert", "marschierte", "marschierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marschieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marschieren" is [maʁˈʃiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marschieren" come from?
"marschieren" 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 "marschieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

monatlichen#12,973Kontroverse#12,955Optimierung#12,983praktiziert#12,987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

programmiert17 variantsgeringfügig17 variantsgegenseitige17 variantseinschätzen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list