merke

[ˈmɛʁkə]

/[ˈmɛʁkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“merke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,565
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken

Corpus desk

Index DE-merke · merke · German

merke · rank #6,565 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,565
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mediziner

Nearest frequency peer: Mediziner (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „merke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „merke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

merke vs merkt
80% similar
merke vs Messe
40% similar
merke vs Morde
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for merke
PropertyValue
Headwordmerke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɛʁkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,565
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „merke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.merkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mediziner“ (#6,564), „mitbringen“ (#6,566), „Mayer“ (#6,563). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „merke“ bei #6,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around merke (IPA [ˈmɛʁkə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,565 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for merke, with forms such as "emrke", "mekre", and "merek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "merkt", "Messe", "Morde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 merke, spelled M-E-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrke
  • mekre
  • merek
  • merkke
  • merrke
  • mmerke
  • mreke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of merke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emrke2mekre2merek2merkke1merrke1mmerke1mreke2
Edit distance from "merke"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merke"?
"merke" is spelled M-E-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁkə].
What does "merke" mean?
As a verb, "merke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken
What words are commonly confused with "merke"?
"merke" is commonly confused with "merkt", "Messe", "Morde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merke" is [ˈmɛʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merke" come from?
"merke" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "merke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mayer#6,563lehnt#6,557Fahne#6,533Faden#6,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list