materiell

[matəˈʁi̯ɛl]

/[matəˈʁi̯ɛl]/ adj

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The verdict

“materiell” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,172
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Materie, das tatsächlich Vorhandene bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-materiell · materiell · German

materiell · rank #31,172 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,172
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mediums

Nearest frequency peer: Mediums (+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 „materiell“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „materiell“ 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).

materiell vs materielle
90% similar
materiell vs materiellen
82% similar
materiell vs materieller
82% similar

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

Key facts for materiell
PropertyValue
Headwordmateriell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[matəˈʁi̯ɛl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „materiell“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.materiellliegt 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: „Mediums“ (#31,173), „Medizinstudium“ (#31,174), „Managern“ (#31,168). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „materiell“ bei #31,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around materiell (IPA [matəˈʁi̯ɛl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,172 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for materiell, with forms such as "amteriell", "maetriell", and "mateirell". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "materielle", "materiellen", "materieller", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is materiell, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Materie, das tatsächlich Vorhandene bezogen
  2. 2
    auf das Eigentum bezogen, oft wirtschaftlich beziehungsweise finanziell

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Buch bleibt bis tief ins Hochmittelalter hinein ein Gegenstand der Verehrung und des Respekts, ein Numinosum als Wort- und Zeichenträger, ganz abgesehen von der Kostbarkeit im materiellen Sinn.“
  2. Der materielle Schaden ist nebensächlich; die Hauptsache ist, dass Du nicht verletzt bist.

Antonyms

immateriellgeistigideell

This word in other languages

material(English)material(Español)matériel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amteriell
  • maetriell
  • mateirell
  • matereill
  • materiel
  • materilel
  • materriell
  • matreiell
  • matteriell
  • mmateriell
  • mtaeriell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amteriell2maetriell2mateirell2matereill2materiel1materilel2materriell1matreiell2
Edit distance from "materiell"

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 "materiell"?
"materiell" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [matəˈʁi̯ɛl].
What does "materiell" mean?
As an adjective, "materiell" means: auf Materie, das tatsächlich Vorhandene bezogen
What words are commonly confused with "materiell"?
"materiell" is commonly confused with "materielle", "materiellen", "materieller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "materiell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "materiell" is [matəˈʁi̯ɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "materiell" come from?
"materiell" 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 "materiell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Löwenzahn#31,167Metaphern#31,178Mitglieds#31,182mittleres#31,184

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mönchen11 variantsleckerer11 variantsPfarreien11 variantsknabbern11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list