merkwürdig
\ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪç\
The verdict
“merkwürdig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Curieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merkwurdig · merkwürdig · French
merkwürdig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | merkwürdig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
merkwürdig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmɛʁkˌvʏʁdɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for merkwürdig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is merkwürdig, spelled M-E-R-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1Curieux.
- 2Étrange.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how merkwürdig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Übernachtet haben wir auf einer Alp in einer Hütte. Es ist merkwürdig, daß mir vor allem diese Hütte geblieben ist. Ja, manchmal träume ich noch von ihr und schrecke dann schweißgebadet auf; aber eigentlich, ohne dabei an das zu denken, was sich in ihr abspielte.
Ich werde nie vergessen, wie meine Eltern mal auf dem Spielplatz nach einer sonntäglichen Familien-Radtour knutschten, während meine Schwester und ich auf Wippe und Schaukel rumturnten, und dass ich das damals ziemlich merkwürdig und leicht verstörend fand.
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.