martes

[ˈmaɾtes]

/[ˈmaɾtes]/ noun

The verdict

“martes” 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) - zweiter Wochentag; Dienstag

Corpus desk

Index DE-martes · martes · German

martes · 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.

Key facts for martes
PropertyValue
Headwordmartes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɾtes]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „martes“ im Deutschen

martesschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

martes is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɾtes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweiter Wochentag; Dienstag".

martes has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is martes, spelled M-A-R-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweiter Wochentag; Dienstag

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "martes"?
"martes" is spelled M-A-R-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɾtes].
What does "martes" mean?
As a noun, "martes" means: zweiter Wochentag; Dienstag
How do you pronounce "martes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martes" is [ˈmaɾtes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "martes" come from?
"martes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list