Marseillaise

[maʁsɛˈjɛːzə]

/[maʁsɛˈjɛːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Marseillaise” is uncommon German (frequency #85,562 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,562
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Nationalhymne Frankreichs

Corpus desk

Index DE-marseillaise · Marseillaise · German

Marseillaise · rank #85,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,562
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Masseurin

Nearest frequency peer: Masseurin (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Marseillaise“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Marseillaise“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marseillaise
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarseillaise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁsɛˈjɛːzə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marseillaise“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Marseillaisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Masseurin“ (#85,563), „Marktbreit“ (#85,559), „Mathematikunterricht“ (#85,565). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marseillaise“ bei #85,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marseillaise is uncommon German at frequency #85,562 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maʁsɛˈjɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nationalhymne Frankreichs".

Marseillaise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 Marseillaise, spelled M-A-R-S-E-I-L-L-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Nationalhymne Frankreichs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn die französische Nationalmannschaft auftritt, wird vorher die Marseillaise gespielt.
  2. „Der Sergeant springt auf, singt die Marseillaise, und jetzt singen alle mit.“

This word in other languages

Marseillaise(English)Marseillaise(Français)

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 "Marseillaise"?
"Marseillaise" is spelled M-A-R-S-E-I-L-L-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁsɛˈjɛːzə].
What does "Marseillaise" mean?
As a noun, "Marseillaise" means: die Nationalhymne Frankreichs
How do you pronounce "Marseillaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marseillaise" is [maʁsɛˈjɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marseillaise" come from?
"Marseillaise" 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 "Marseillaise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

meisterhafte#85,572Militärmusik#85,586Lorbeerblatt#85,534Lieblingsort#85,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list