Minarette

[minaˈʁɛtə]

/[minaˈʁɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minarette” is uncommon German (frequency #84,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,310
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Minarett

Corpus desk

Index DE-minarette · Minarette · German

Minarette · rank #84,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,310
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH milt

Nearest frequency peer: milt (-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 „Minarette“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Minarette
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinarette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[minaˈʁɛtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Minarette“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Minarettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „milt“ (#84,309), „millions“ (#84,308), „Mitautor“ (#84,312). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minarette“ bei #84,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Minarette is uncommon German at frequency #84,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [minaˈʁɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Minarette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Minarette, spelled M-I-N-A-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Minarett
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Minarett
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Minarett

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 "Minarette"?
"Minarette" is spelled M-I-N-A-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [minaˈʁɛtə].
What does "Minarette" mean?
As a noun, "Minarette" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Minarett
How do you pronounce "Minarette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minarette" is [minaˈʁɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minarette" come from?
"Minarette" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list