Materials

[mateˈʁi̯aːls]

/[mateˈʁi̯aːls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Materials” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,698
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Material

Corpus desk

Index DE-materials · Materials · German

Materials · rank #11,698 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,698
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lucy

Nearest frequency peer: Lucy (-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 „Materials“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Materials“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for Materials
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaterials
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mateˈʁi̯aːls]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,698
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Materials“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Materialsliegt 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: „Lucy“ (#11,697), „meinetwegen“ (#11,699), „linden“ (#11,696). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Materials“ bei #11,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Materials (IPA [mateˈʁi̯aːls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,698 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Material".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Materials, with forms such as "amterials", "maetrials", and "mateirals". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "materiell", "Material", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Materials, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Material

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amterials
  • maetrials
  • mateirals
  • materails
  • materialls
  • materialss
  • materiasl
  • materilas
  • materrials
  • matreials
  • matterials
  • mmaterials
  • mtaerials

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Materials - 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.

amterials2maetrials2mateirals2materails2materialls1materialss1materiasl2materilas2
Edit distance from "Materials"

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 "Materials"?
"Materials" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mateˈʁi̯aːls].
What does "Materials" mean?
As a noun, "Materials" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Material
What words are commonly confused with "Materials"?
"Materials" is commonly confused with "materiell", "Material". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Materials"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Materials" is [mateˈʁi̯aːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Materials" come from?
"Materials" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lieblings#11,695moderiert#11,707kommunale#11,687Jobcenter#11,678

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Prozessen13 variantsPäckchen13 variantsrenoviert13 variantsgereinigt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list