Merkspruch
[ˈmɛʁkˌʃpʁʊx]
The verdict
“Merkspruch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - formelhafter Satz/Spruch, der dazu dient, dass man sich an etwas besser erinnern kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-merkspruch · Merkspruch · German
Merkspruch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Merkspruch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛʁkˌʃpʁʊx] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Merkspruch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Merkspruch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛʁkˌʃpʁʊx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "formelhafter Satz/Spruch, der dazu dient, dass man sich an etwas besser erinnern kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Merkspruch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Merkspruch, spelled M-E-R-K-S-P-R-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1formelhafter Satz/Spruch, der dazu dient, dass man sich an etwas besser erinnern kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Merkspruch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nachdem er sich solchergestalt schlüssig geworden war, faltete er das Blatt mit dem Merkspruch zusammen und barg es in seiner Gürteltasche.“
Synonyms
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.