Material

[mateˈʁi̯aːl]

/[mateˈʁi̯aːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Material” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,704. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,704
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbegriff für Rohstoffe, Werkstoffe, Halbzeuge, Hilfsstoffe, Betriebsstoffe, Teile und Gruppen, aus denen etwas hergestellt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-material · Material · German

Material · rank #1,704 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,704
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mark

Nearest frequency peer: Mark (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Material“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Material“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Material vs Materie
75% similar
Material vs Materials
89% similar
Material vs materiell
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Material
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaterial
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mateˈʁi̯aːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,704
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Material“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Materialliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mark“ (#1,703), „mögen“ (#1,705), „Letzter“ (#1,702). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Material“ bei #1,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Material (IPA [mateˈʁi̯aːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,704 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Material, with forms such as "amterial", "maetrial", and "mateiral". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Materie", "Materials", "materiell", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Material, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbegriff für Rohstoffe, Werkstoffe, Halbzeuge, Hilfsstoffe, Betriebsstoffe, Teile und Gruppen, aus denen etwas hergestellt wird
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der benötigten Mittel zur Bewerkstelligung einer Tätigkeit oder Aufgabe
  3. 3
    Rauschgift, Drogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Herstellung der Körbe verwenden wir nur natürliches Material.
  2. „Mit der Massenspektroskopie wurde das Material analysiert.“

Synonyms

RohstoffStoffUnterlageGerätschaftAusrüstung

This word in other languages

material(English)material(Español)matériau(Français)material(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amterial
  • maetrial
  • mateiral
  • materail
  • materiall
  • materila
  • materrial
  • matreial
  • matterial
  • mmaterial
  • mtaerial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Material - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amterial2maetrial2mateiral2materail2materiall1materila2materrial1matreial2
Edit distance from "Material"

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 "Material"?
"Material" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mateˈʁi̯aːl].
What does "Material" mean?
As a noun, "Material" means: Sammelbegriff für Rohstoffe, Werkstoffe, Halbzeuge, Hilfsstoffe, Betriebsstoffe, Teile und Gruppen, aus denen etwas hergestellt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Material"?
"Material" is commonly confused with "Materie", "Materials", "materiell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Material"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Material" is [mateˈʁi̯aːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Material" come from?
"Material" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Material", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Karriere#1,701schicken#1,709ungefähr#1,717beginnen#1,722

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Letzter11 variantsgeplant11 variantsstärker11 variantsReligion11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list