Morgenrot

[ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt]

/[ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Morgenrot” is uncommon German (frequency #75,988 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,988
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rötliche Färbung des Himmels bei Sonnenaufgang

Corpus desk

Index DE-morgenrot · Morgenrot · German

Morgenrot · rank #75,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,988
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH morbide

Nearest frequency peer: morbide (-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 „Morgenrot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morgenrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorgenrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Morgenrot“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „morbide“ (#75,987), „Monstranz“ (#75,986), „munteren“ (#75,990). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Morgenrot“ bei #75,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morgenrot is uncommon German at frequency #75,988 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rötliche Färbung des Himmels bei Sonnenaufgang".

No misspelling variants are generated for Morgenrot in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Morgenrot, spelled M-O-R-G-E-N-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rötliche Färbung des Himmels bei Sonnenaufgang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einer alten Bauernregel zufolge kündigt ein kräftiges Morgenrot schlechtes Wetter an.
  2. Trittst im Morgenrot daher, Seh’ ich dich im Strahlenmeer, Dich, du Hocherhabener, Herrlicher!

Synonyms

MorgenröteAurora

Antonyms

Abendrot

This word in other languages

aurora(Português)

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 "Morgenrot"?
"Morgenrot" is spelled M-O-R-G-E-N-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt].
What does "Morgenrot" mean?
As a noun, "Morgenrot" means: rötliche Färbung des Himmels bei Sonnenaufgang
How do you pronounce "Morgenrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morgenrot" is [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morgenrot" come from?
"Morgenrot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Monstranz#75,986nazionale#76,007nehmenden#76,011Lötkolben#75,942

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list