marzipan

/ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/

//ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn// noun

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"marzipan" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marzipan” is uncommon English (frequency #55,585 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,585
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marzipan · marzipan · English

marzipan · rank #55,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,585
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH masterly

Nearest frequency peer: masterly (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “marzipan”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “marzipan” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marzipan
PropertyValue
Headwordmarzipan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “marzipan” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).marzipanfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “masterly” (#55,586), “masterwork” (#55,587), “manse” (#55,582). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marzipan” is #55,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marzipan is uncommon English at frequency #55,585 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

marzipan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Mar… The correct English form is marzipan, spelled M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.
  2. 2
    A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut.
  3. 3
    A piece of such a confection.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and grill […] then grind finely […] then add the caster sugar and ground hazelnuts [to egg whites] and mix to a stiff marzipan paste. Sandwich the pecan nuts together in pairs with a little of the hazelnut marzipan.
  2. Hazelnut marzipan. Hazelnuts are used as an alternative to almonds, ground together in a proportion from 11⁄2 to 2 parts nuts to sugar. Almonds may be mixed in according to taste.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Martaban, now called in Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.).

This word in other languages

mazapán(Español)massepain(Français)Marzipan(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 "marzipan"?
"marzipan" is spelled M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/.
What does "marzipan" mean?
As a noun, "marzipan" means: A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.
How do you pronounce "marzipan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marzipan" is /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/. 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 "marzipan"?
Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice ex... 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 "marzipan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

masterly#55,586masthead#55,588Moldovan#55,599Molinari#55,600

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list