Marter
[ˈmaʁtɐ]
The verdict
“Marter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist absichtlich zugefügtes) körperliches oder seelisches Leid, Qual
Corpus desk
Index DE-marter · Marter · German
Marter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʁtɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Marter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Marter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaʁtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Marter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Marter, spelled M-A-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1(meist absichtlich zugefügtes) körperliches oder seelisches Leid, Qual
- 2Martyrium
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Marter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch wenn mir dieser Ort das Herz zeriss, ist es Marter, zu gehen.“
„Bilder von Martern und Qualen lösten einander ab.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.