maar

/mɑː/

//mɑː// noun

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"maar" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maar” is uncommon English (frequency #57,536 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,536
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maar · maar · English

maar · rank #57,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,536
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH macaque

Nearest frequency peer: macaque (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “maar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “maar” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maar
PropertyValue
Headwordmaar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɑː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maar” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).maarlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “macaque” (#57,537), “lysis” (#57,534), “Machin” (#57,538). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maar is uncommon English at frequency #57,536 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”). The correct English form is maar, spelled M-A-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).

This word in other languages

maar(Français)Maar(Deutsch)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maar"?
"maar" is spelled M-A-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɑː/.
What does "maar" mean?
As a noun, "maar" means: A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
How do you pronounce "maar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maar" is /mɑː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "maar"?
Borrowed from German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

meso#57,556kudo#57,500Munk#57,574keno#57,492

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list