marten

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The verdict

“marten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,341
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Marder

Corpus desk

Index DE-marten · marten · German

marten · rank #43,341 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,341
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mascha

Nearest frequency peer: Mascha (+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 „marten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „marten“ 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).

marten vs Matte
50% similar
marten vs mater
67% similar
marten vs Mayen
50% similar

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

Key facts for marten
PropertyValue
Headwordmarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,341
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „marten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).martenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mascha“ (#43,342), „maritimen“ (#43,339), „maschinell“ (#43,343). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „marten“ bei #43,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around marten (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,341 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Marder".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marten, with forms such as "amrten", "maretn", and "marrten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Matte", "mater", "Mayen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is marten, spelled M-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Marder

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Martens have been known to chew rubber and soft plastic parts, ostensibly to sharpen/clean their teeth, though the exact drive for this behaviour is not known, and they do not actually ingest the rubber."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrten
  • maretn
  • marrten
  • martenn
  • martne
  • martten
  • matren
  • mmarten
  • mraten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrten2maretn2marrten1martenn1martne2martten1matren2mmarten1
Edit distance from "marten"

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 "marten"?
"marten" is spelled M-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "marten" mean?
As a noun, "marten" means: der Marder
What words are commonly confused with "marten"?
"marten" is commonly confused with "Matte", "mater", "Mayen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marten" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marten" come from?
"marten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mascha#43,342Margen#43,338Medley#43,351Melvin#43,353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Masseur9 variantsKränze9 variantsNewark9 variantsObdach9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list