Marsianer

[maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ]

/[maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Marsianer” is uncommon German (frequency #73,780 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,780
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (intelligentes) Lebewesen, das möglicherweise auf dem Mars existiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-marsianer · Marsianer · German

Marsianer · rank #73,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,780
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Martinshorn

Nearest frequency peer: Martinshorn (+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 „Marsianer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marsianer
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarsianer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marsianer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Marsianerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Martinshorn“ (#73,781), „Marktheidenfeld“ (#73,778), „maso“ (#73,782). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marsianer“ bei #73,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marsianer is uncommon German at frequency #73,780 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(intelligentes) Lebewesen, das möglicherweise auf dem Mars existiert".

Zero misspellings are on record for Marsianer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Marsianer, spelled M-A-R-S-I-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (intelligentes) Lebewesen, das möglicherweise auf dem Mars existiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf die Spur der bizarren Marsianer kamen Schulze-Kakuch und sein Kollege Joop Houtkooper von der Uni Gießen, als sie die Ergebnisse der historischen ‚Viking‘-Missionen noch einmal unter die Lupe nahmen.“

Synonyms

Marsbewohner

Antonyms

Erdling

This word in other languages

Martian(English)marciano(Español)

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 "Marsianer"?
"Marsianer" is spelled M-A-R-S-I-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ].
What does "Marsianer" mean?
As a noun, "Marsianer" means: (intelligentes) Lebewesen, das möglicherweise auf dem Mars existiert
How do you pronounce "Marsianer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marsianer" is [maʁˈzi̯aːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marsianer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Massakern#73,783marginale#73,776lyrisches#73,768missliche#73,799

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list