morass
[məˈɹæs]
The verdict
“morass” 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) - Morast
Corpus desk
Index DE-morass · morass · German
morass · 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 | morass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [məˈɹæs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „morass“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
morass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [məˈɹæs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
morass doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is morass, spelled M-O-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Morast
- 2Sumpf
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how morass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The morass stratchs from Nottingham all the way to Birmingham.
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.