morse

[ˈmɔʁzə]

/[ˈmɔʁzə]/ verb

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The verdict

“morse” is uncommon German (frequency #56,361 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,361
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-morse · morse · German

morse · rank #56,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,361
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mordprozess

Nearest frequency peer: Mordprozess (-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 „morse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for morse
PropertyValue
Headwordmorse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɔʁzə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „morse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).morsefällt 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: „Mordprozess“ (#56,360), „Motivs“ (#56,362), „Monologe“ (#56,359). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „morse“ bei #56,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morse is uncommon German at frequency #56,361 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɔʁzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

morse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is morse, spelled M-O-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen

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 "morse"?
"morse" is spelled M-O-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁzə].
What does "morse" mean?
As a verb, "morse" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs morsen
How do you pronounce "morse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morse" is [ˈmɔʁzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mongo#56,358nobis#56,387Loren#56,318patin#56,419

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list