merkwürdiger

[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]

/[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“merkwürdiger” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,683
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig

Corpus desk

Index DE-merkwurdiger · merkwürdiger · German

merkwürdiger · rank #30,683 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,683
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maryland

Nearest frequency peer: Maryland (-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 „merkwürdiger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „merkwürdiger“ 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).

merkwürdiger vs merkwürdiges
92% similar
merkwürdiger vs merkwürdig
83% similar
merkwürdiger vs merkwürdige
92% similar

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

Key facts for merkwürdiger
PropertyValue
Headwordmerkwürdiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,683
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „merkwürdiger“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).merkwürdigerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Maryland“ (#30,682), „method“ (#30,684), „mieses“ (#30,686). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „merkwürdiger“ bei #30,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around merkwürdiger (IPA [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,683 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for merkwürdiger, with forms such as "emrkwürdiger", "mekrwürdiger", and "merkkwürdiger". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "merkwürdiges", "merkwürdig", "merkwürdige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is merkwürdiger, spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrkwürdiger
  • mekrwürdiger
  • merkkwürdiger
  • merkwrüdiger
  • merkwwürdiger
  • merkwüdriger
  • merkwürddiger
  • merkwürdgier
  • merkwürdiegr
  • merkwürdigerr
  • merkwürdigger
  • merkwürdigre
  • merkwüridger
  • merkwürrdiger
  • merküwrdiger
  • merrkwürdiger
  • merwkürdiger
  • mmerkwürdiger
  • mrekwürdiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of merkwürdiger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emrkwürdiger2mekrwürdiger2merkkwürdiger1merkwrüdiger2merkwwürdiger1merkwüdriger2merkwürddiger1merkwürdgier2
Edit distance from "merkwürdiger"

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 "merkwürdiger"?
"merkwürdiger" is spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ].
What does "merkwürdiger" mean?
As an adjective, "merkwürdiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
What words are commonly confused with "merkwürdiger"?
"merkwürdiger" is commonly confused with "merkwürdiges", "merkwürdig", "merkwürdige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merkwürdiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merkwürdiger" is [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merkwürdiger" come from?
"merkwürdiger" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neoliberalen#30,701lateinischer#30,663langweiliger#30,661persönlichem#30,716

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Mordkommission19 variantsNationalgarde19 variantsPrivatkunden19 variantsklarzustellen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list