Maat

[maːt]

/[maːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maat” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,479 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,479
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unteroffizier bei der Marine oder der Wasserschutzpolizei

Key facts for Maat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maat” sits in German frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maat is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,479 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unteroffizier bei der Marine oder der Wasserschutzpolizei".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Maat, spelled M-A-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unteroffizier bei der Marine oder der Wasserschutzpolizei

Synonyms

Schiffsmann

This word in other languages

mate(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maat"?
"Maat" is spelled M-A-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [maːt].
What does "Maat" mean?
As a noun, "Maat" means: Unteroffizier bei der Marine oder der Wasserschutzpolizei
How do you pronounce "Maat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maat" is [maːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maat" come from?
"Maat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Maat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list