Magistrat

/[maɡɪsˈtʁaːt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,691

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Magistrat is aGermannoun. It means: ein Amt oder eine Behörde für Verwaltungsaufgaben der Bevölkerung einer Stadt Pronounced [maɡɪsˈtʁaːt]. Often confused with Magistrats.

Key facts for Magistrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagistrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɡɪsˈtʁaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,691
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Magistrat in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Magistrat is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɡɪsˈtʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,691 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Amt oder eine Behörde für Verwaltungsaufgaben der Bevölkerung einer Stadt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magistrat, with forms such as "amgistrat", "maggistrat", and "magisrtat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Magistrats", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Magistrat, spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-R-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Amt oder eine Behörde für Verwaltungsaufgaben der Bevölkerung einer Stadt

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amgistrat,maggistrat,magisrtat,magisstrat,magistart,magistratt,magistrrat,magistrta,magisttrat,magitsrat,magsitrat,maigstrat,mgaistrat,mmagistrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Magistrat

Misspelling Variants of "Magistrat"

amgistrat9maggistrat10magisrtat9magisstrat10magistart9magistratt10magistrrat10magistrta9
Misspelling Variants of "Magistrat"

Frequency rank: #15,691 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magistrat"?
"Magistrat" is spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [maɡɪsˈtʁaːt].
What does "Magistrat" mean?
As a noun, "Magistrat" means: ein Amt oder eine Behörde für Verwaltungsaufgaben der Bevölkerung einer Stadt
What words are commonly confused with "Magistrat"?
"Magistrat" is commonly confused with "Magistrats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Magistrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magistrat" is [maɡɪsˈtʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magistrat" come from?
"Magistrat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.