Maschrik
[ˈmaʃʁɪk]
The verdict
“Maschrik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil der arabischen Welt, der, einschließlich Ägyptens, alle im Osten befindlichen Länder nördlich der arabischen Halbinsel umfasst
Corpus desk
Index DE-maschrik · Maschrik · German
Maschrik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Maschrik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʃʁɪk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maschrik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maschrik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmaʃʁɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil der arabischen Welt, der, einschließlich Ägyptens, alle im Osten befindlichen Länder nördlich der arabischen Halbinsel umfasst".
Maschrik has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Maschrik, spelled M-A-S-C-H-R-I-K.
Definition
- 1Teil der arabischen Welt, der, einschließlich Ägyptens, alle im Osten befindlichen Länder nördlich der arabischen Halbinsel umfasst
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maschrik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch im Ausland ist Gaddafi umstritten. Als Verfechter der arabischen Einheit scheiterte er mit seinen Bemühungen um die Vereinigung Libyens mit den Staaten des Maschrik (Ägypten 1972-73, Syrien 1970 und 1980), den Staaten des Maghreb (Tunesien 1974, Marokko 1984), aber auch mit dem Sudan (1969 und 1985) und dem Tschad (1981).“
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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.