Merlot

[mɛʁˈloː]

/[mɛʁˈloː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Merlot” is uncommon German (frequency #59,881 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,881
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine rote Rebsorte

Corpus desk

Index DE-merlot · Merlot · German

Merlot · rank #59,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,881
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mentaler

Nearest frequency peer: mentaler (-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 „Merlot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Merlot
PropertyValue
HeadwordMerlot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɛʁˈloː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Merlot“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mentaler“ (#59,880), „Metaller“ (#59,882), „Menschenkette“ (#59,879). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Merlot“ bei #59,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Merlot is uncommon German at frequency #59,881 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛʁˈloː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Merlot has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Merlot, spelled M-E-R-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine rote Rebsorte
  2. 2
    der eher selten als reiner Sortenwein aus Merlot-Reben hergestellte Wein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Merlot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Merlot ist im Weinberg kein unkomplizierter Pflegling: Er treibt früher aus als der Cabernet Sauvignon und ist daher stärker frostgefährdet als dieser, …“
  2. „Der Merlot ist weich, schmeckt ein wenig nach Pflaumen, hat einen mittleren bis hohen Alkohol-Gehalt.“

This word in other languages

merlot(Français)

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 "Merlot"?
"Merlot" is spelled M-E-R-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛʁˈloː].
What does "Merlot" mean?
As a noun, "Merlot" means: eine rote Rebsorte
How do you pronounce "Merlot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Merlot" is [mɛʁˈloː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Merlot" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

McLean#59,872Matcha#59,871marlin#59,867Mulder#59,901

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list