Merlins

[mɛʁˈliːns]

/[mɛʁˈliːns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Merlins” is uncommon German (frequency #63,560 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,560
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merlin

Corpus desk

Index DE-merlins · Merlins · German

Merlins · rank #63,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,560
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Metals

Nearest frequency peer: Metals (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Merlins“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Merlins“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Merlins
PropertyValue
HeadwordMerlins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɛʁˈliːns]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Merlins“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Merlinsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Metals“ (#63,561), „mercator“ (#63,558), „menschenleer“ (#63,557). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Merlins“ bei #63,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Merlins is uncommon German at frequency #63,560 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛʁˈliːns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merlin".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Merlins in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Merlins, spelled M-E-R-L-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merlin

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 "Merlins"?
"Merlins" is spelled M-E-R-L-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛʁˈliːns].
What does "Merlins" mean?
As a noun, "Merlins" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merlin
How do you pronounce "Merlins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Merlins" is [mɛʁˈliːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Merlins" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mandala#63,548Neutrum#63,596lausche#63,506lauerte#63,504

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list