Reichsmarschall
[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌmaʁʃal]
The verdict
“Reichsmarschall” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberster Dienstgrad eines Reiches, nur einem General oder Marschall vorbehalten, im Heiligen Römischen Reich der militärische Vertreter des Kaisers
Corpus desk
Index DE-reichsmarschall · Reichsmarschall · German
Reichsmarschall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Reichsmarschall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌmaʁʃal] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichsmarschall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reichsmarschall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌmaʁʃal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Reichsmarschall in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Reichsmarschall, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-M-A-R-S-C-H-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Oberster Dienstgrad eines Reiches, nur einem General oder Marschall vorbehalten, im Heiligen Römischen Reich der militärische Vertreter des Kaisers
- 2Oberster Soldat eines Reiches, Träger des Dienstgrades eines Reichsmarschalls
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Reichsmarschall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rang eines Reichsmarschalls existiert in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nicht.
Der Reichsmarschall überlegte, ob er eine neue Front eröffnen sollte.
Synonyms
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.