Merkwürdigkeit
[ˈmɛʁkvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Merkwürdigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, als sonderbar empfunden zu werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-merkwurdigkeit · Merkwürdigkeit · German
Merkwürdigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Merkwürdigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛʁkvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Merkwürdigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Merkwürdigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛʁkvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Merkwürdigkeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Merkwürdigkeit, spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, als sonderbar empfunden zu werden
- 2etwas, das als sonderbar empfunden wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Merkwürdigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unter den Merkwürdigkeiten der deutschen Geschichte nimmt das Nibelungenlied einen besonderen Platz ein.“
„Die meisten Menschen bemerken nur die erotische Merkwürdigkeit, die für sie eine Widerwärtigkeit ist, eine widerwärtige Farce.“
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.