Morast

[moˈʁast]

/[moˈʁast]/ noun

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The verdict

“Morast” is uncommon German (frequency #62,661 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,661
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mooriges Geländestück

Corpus desk

Index DE-morast · Morast · German

Morast · rank #62,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,661
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH motzen

Nearest frequency peer: motzen (+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 „Morast“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morast
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈʁast]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Morast“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „motzen“ (#62,662), „mutierte“ (#62,663), „modischer“ (#62,657). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Morast“ bei #62,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morast is uncommon German at frequency #62,661 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈʁast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mooriges Geländestück".

Zero misspellings are on record for Morast in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Morast, spelled M-O-R-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mooriges Geländestück

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In diesem Morast blieb sogar sein Jeep stecken.
  2. „Dann zwangen uns Morast und dichtes Unterholz, den Flußlauf zu verlassen und etwas nach Osten auszuweichen.“

This word in other languages

morass(English)pantano(Español)bourbe(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 "Morast"?
"Morast" is spelled M-O-R-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈʁast].
What does "Morast" mean?
As a noun, "Morast" means: mooriges Geländestück
How do you pronounce "Morast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morast" is [moˈʁast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morast" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

motzen#62,662Mündel#62,669Mekong#62,642Markts#62,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list