merkte

/[ˈmɛʁktə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,596

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

merkte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken Pronounced [ˈmɛʁktə]. It ranks #8,596 in German word frequency. Often confused with merle and meute.

Key facts for merkte
PropertyValue
Headwordmerkte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɛʁktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,596
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of merkte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for merkte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛʁktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,596 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for merkte, with forms such as "emrkte", "mekrte", and "merket". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "merle", "meute", "Mette", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is merkte, spelled M-E-R-K-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emrkte,mekrte,merket,merkkte,merktte,merrkte,mertke,mmerkte,mrekte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for merkte

Misspelling Variants of "merkte"

emrkte6mekrte6merket6merkkte7merktte7merrkte7mertke6mmerkte7
Misspelling Variants of "merkte"

Frequency rank: #8,596 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merkte"?
"merkte" is spelled M-E-R-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁktə].
What does "merkte" mean?
As a verb, "merkte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs merken
What words are commonly confused with "merkte"?
"merkte" is commonly confused with "merle", "meute", "Mette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merkte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merkte" is [ˈmɛʁktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merkte" come from?
"merkte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.