Mathe
[ˈmatə]
The verdict
“Mathe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,624
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (das Schulfach) Mathematik
Corpus desk
Index DE-mathe · Mathe · German
Mathe · rank #5,624 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,624
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Maske
Nearest frequency peer: Maske (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mathe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lustige
lustige
94,380 corpus weight
- Lärm
Lärm
94,379 corpus weight
- Maske
Maske
94,378 corpus weight
- Mathe
Mathe
94,377 corpus weight
- mehrerer
mehrerer
94,376 corpus weight
- melde
melde
94,375 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mathe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mathe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmatə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,624 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mathe” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Mathe (IPA [ˈmatə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,624 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(das Schulfach) Mathematik".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mathe, with forms such as "amthe", "mahte", and "mateh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mühe", "matt", "Meth", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mathe, spelled M-A-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1(das Schulfach) Mathematik
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mathe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Abgesehen von Mathe ist mein Zeugnis ziemlich gut.
„Der Mathematiklehrer, ein Deutscher, erklärte uns den Stundenplan: zwei Stunden Bio, zwei Stunden Englisch, zwei Stunden Geschichte, zwei Stunden Französisch und zum Abschluss eine Stunde Mathe.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amthe
- mahte
- mateh
- mathhe
- matthe
- mmathe
- mtahe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mathe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mathe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Mathe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Mühe". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,624 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.