Merino
[meˈʁiːno]
The verdict
“Merino” is uncommon German (frequency #73,792 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,792
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merinoschaf, eine Schafrasse
Corpus desk
Index DE-merino · Merino · German
Merino · rank #73,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,792
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Militärverwal…
Nearest frequency peer: Militärverwaltung (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Merino”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- mediales
mediales
26,214 corpus weight
- Mehltau
Mehltau
26,213 corpus weight
- Merino
Merino
26,209 corpus weight
- Militärverw…
Militärverwaltung
26,207 corpus weight
- minderwerti…
minderwertiger
26,205 corpus weight
- Minijobber
Minijobber
26,204 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Merino” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Merino |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈʁiːno] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #73,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Merino” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Merino is uncommon German at frequency #73,792 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈʁiːno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Merino, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Merino, spelled M-E-R-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Merinoschaf, eine Schafrasse
- 2Meerschweinchenrasse mit langem Fell und Krone
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Merino appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Merinos werden meist zur Fleischproduktion gehalten.
Merinos sind bei Kindern als Haustiere sehr beliebt.
Synonyms
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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Data Source
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