Marzipan

/[ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,906

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Marzipan is aGermannoun. It means: weiche, süße Masse, die aus Zucker und gemahlenen Mandeln besteht Pronounced [ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn]. Often confused with Marian.

Key facts for Marzipan
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarzipan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,906
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Marzipan in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Marzipan is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,906 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiche, süße Masse, die aus Zucker und gemahlenen Mandeln besteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Marzipan, with forms such as "amrzipan", "marizpan", and "marrzipan". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Marian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Marzipan, spelled M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiche, süße Masse, die aus Zucker und gemahlenen Mandeln besteht

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrzipan,marizpan,marrzipan,marziapn,marzipann,marzipna,marzippan,marzpian,marzzipan,mazripan,mmarzipan,mrazipan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Marzipan

Misspelling Variants of "Marzipan"

amrzipan8marizpan8marrzipan9marziapn8marzipann9marzipna8marzippan9marzpian8
Misspelling Variants of "Marzipan"

Frequency rank: #35,906 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marzipan"?
"Marzipan" is spelled M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn].
What does "Marzipan" mean?
As a noun, "Marzipan" means: weiche, süße Masse, die aus Zucker und gemahlenen Mandeln besteht
What words are commonly confused with "Marzipan"?
"Marzipan" is commonly confused with "Marian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marzipan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marzipan" is [ˈmaʁt͡sipaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marzipan" come from?
"Marzipan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: 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.