Merkmal
\mɛʁkmaːl\
The verdict
“Merkmal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractéristique, marque, indice, trait
Corpus desk
Index FR-merkmal · Merkmal · French
Merkmal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Merkmal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁkmaːl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Merkmal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Merkmal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁkmaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractéristique, marque, indice, trait".
Merkmal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Merkmal, spelled M-E-R-K-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Caractéristique, marque, indice, trait
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Merkmal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die langgestreckte Rückenflosse ist ein Merkmal des Karpfens, aber auch der Karausche.
Außerdem wird darin vorgeschlagen, in den Vertrag nur die wesentlichen Merkmale des europäischen Staatsanwalts (Ernennung, Entlassung, Aufgabe, Unabhängigkeit) aufzunehmen und für die erforderlichen Vorschriften und Modalitäten hinsichtlich seiner Arbeitsweise auf das abgeleitete Recht zu verweisen.
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.