merkwürdigsten

[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩]

/[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“merkwürdigsten” is uncommon German (frequency #98,805 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,805
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig

Corpus desk

Index DE-merkwurdigsten · merkwürdigsten · German

merkwürdigsten · rank #98,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,805
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menschenschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Menschenschlag (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “merkwürdigsten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “merkwürdigsten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for merkwürdigsten
PropertyValue
Headwordmerkwürdigsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#98,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “merkwürdigsten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). merkwürdigsten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

merkwürdigsten is uncommon German at frequency #98,805 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for merkwürdigsten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is merkwürdigsten, spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merkwürdigsten"?
"merkwürdigsten" is spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩].
What does "merkwürdigsten" mean?
As an adjective, "merkwürdigsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs merkwürdig
How do you pronounce "merkwürdigsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merkwürdigsten" is [ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪçstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merkwürdigsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Menschenschlag#98,804Militärberater#98,813Lieblingssongs#98,756Parklandschaft#98,897

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list