Mätresse

[mɛˈtʁɛsə]

/[mɛˈtʁɛsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mätresse” is uncommon German (frequency #61,761 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,761
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die meist einflussreiche Geliebte eines Fürsten oder Monarchen

Key facts for Mätresse
PropertyValue
HeadwordMätresse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɛˈtʁɛsə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mätresse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mätresse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mätresse is uncommon German at frequency #61,761 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛˈtʁɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Mätresse has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mätresse, spelled M-Ä-T-R-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die meist einflussreiche Geliebte eines Fürsten oder Monarchen
  2. 2
    die Geliebte eines verheirateten Mannes

Synonyms

Favoritin

This word in other languages

mistress(English)favorita(Español)favorite(Français)amante(Português)

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 "Mätresse"?
"Mätresse" is spelled M-Ä-T-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛˈtʁɛsə].
What does "Mätresse" mean?
As a noun, "Mätresse" means: die meist einflussreiche Geliebte eines Fürsten oder Monarchen
How do you pronounce "Mätresse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mätresse" is [mɛˈtʁɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mätresse" come from?
"Mätresse" 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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Using “Mätresse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Ä-T-R-E-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɛˈtʁɛsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list