Marshallplan
[ˈmaʁʃalˌplaːn]
The verdict
“Marshallplan” is uncommon German (frequency #94,609 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,609
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wirtschaftliches Wiederaufbauprogramm der USA für das nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörte Europa, bei dem westeuropäische Staaten Kredite und Lieferungen von Hilfsgütern erhielten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marshallplan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʁʃalˌplaːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #94,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Marshallplan” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Marshallplan is uncommon German at frequency #94,609 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʁʃalˌplaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Marshallplan in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Marshallplan, spelled M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L-P-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1wirtschaftliches Wiederaufbauprogramm der USA für das nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörte Europa, bei dem westeuropäische Staaten Kredite und Lieferungen von Hilfsgütern erhielten
- 2Wirtschaftshilfe ähnlich derjenigen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
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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.
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Using “Marshallplan”
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- The one correct German spelling is M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L-P-L-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.