Mergel
[ˈmɛʁɡl̩]
The verdict
“Mergel” is uncommon German (frequency #69,496 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,496
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Ton, Kalk und Sand bestehendes Sedimentgestein
Corpus desk
Index DE-mergel · Mergel · German
Mergel · rank #69,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,496
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Menschwerdung
Nearest frequency peer: Menschwerdung (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mergel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Meder
Meder
30,508 corpus weight
- medikamentös
medikamentös
30,507 corpus weight
- Menschwerdu…
Menschwerdung
30,506 corpus weight
- Mergel
Mergel
30,505 corpus weight
- Methodologie
Methodologie
30,503 corpus weight
- Mikros
Mikros
30,502 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mergel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mergel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛʁɡl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mergel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mergel is uncommon German at frequency #69,496 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛʁɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Ton, Kalk und Sand bestehendes Sedimentgestein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mergel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mergel, spelled M-E-R-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1aus Ton, Kalk und Sand bestehendes Sedimentgestein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mergel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein fehlerhafter Zustand des beigemischten Humus kommt bei diesem Boden fast gar nicht vor und kann nur bei fortgesetztem Übermaaß der Feuchtigkeit durch Übergang in die sogenannte, sich durch kohlenschwarze Farbe bekundene ‚Verkohlung‘ des Humus entstehen, die durch Trockenlegung, fleißige, lüftende Bearbeitung und Anwendung von Kalk und Mergel gehoben…
„Die hierbei entstandenen Ablagerungen setzen sich an einigen Stellen des Alpenrandes aus groben. stark verkitteten Konglomeraten, der Nagelfluh, an andren aus Sandsteinen und Mergeln zusammen.“
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.
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