Merlan
[mɛʁˈlaːn]
The verdict
“Merlan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein bis 60 cm langer Schellfisch der nordeuropäischen und der Mittelmeerküsten, der als Speisefisch geschätzt und eine hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-merlan · Merlan · German
Merlan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Merlan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛʁˈlaːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Merlan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Merlan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛʁˈlaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein bis 60 cm langer Schellfisch der nordeuropäischen und der Mittelmeerküsten, der als Speisefisch geschätzt und eine hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt hat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Merlan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Merlan, spelled M-E-R-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1ein bis 60 cm langer Schellfisch der nordeuropäischen und der Mittelmeerküsten, der als Speisefisch geschätzt und eine hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Merlan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Merlan ist als Speisefisch frisch, gesalzen und getrocknet im Handel.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.