Matrix

/[ˈmaːtʁɪks]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,948

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Matrix is aGermannoun. It means: tabellarische Anordnung von Daten oder Werten Pronounced [ˈmaːtʁɪks]. It ranks #9,948 in German word frequency. Often confused with Matti and Metrik.

Key facts for Matrix
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HeadwordMatrix
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaːtʁɪks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,948
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Matrix in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Matrix is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaːtʁɪks]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,948 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Matrix, with forms such as "amtrix", "martix", and "matirx". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Matti", "Metrik", "Mattis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Matrix, spelled M-A-T-R-I-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    tabellarische Anordnung von Daten oder Werten
  2. 2
    zweidimensionale Anordnung von Zahlenwerten
  3. 3
    Summe der Bestandteile eines Stoffes, in der sich der untersuchte Stoff (Analyt) befindet; sämtliche nicht untersuchte Bestandteile eines Stoffgemisches
  4. 4
    Grundsubstanz von Zellorganellen (zum Beispiel Mitochondrien oder Plastiden)
  5. 5
    zwischen den Zellen befindliche Substanz; extrazelluläre Matrix
  6. 6
    Stelle des Fingernagels, an der sich dieser bildet
  7. 7
    feinkörnige Grundmasse von Gestein
  8. 8
    Material (meist Bindemittel) bei Verbundwerkstoffen, in das Fasern/Teilchen eingebettet sind
  9. 9
    zweidimensionale schematische Übersicht über bestimmte sprachliche Fakten
  10. 10
    Anordnung einzelner Bildpunkte in Zeilen und Spalten
  11. 11
    zweidimensionales Array

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtrix,martix,matirx,matrixx,matrrix,matrxi,mattrix,mmatrix,mtarix

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Matrix

Misspelling Variants of "Matrix"

amtrix6martix6matirx6matrixx7matrrix7matrxi6mattrix7mmatrix7
Misspelling Variants of "Matrix"

Frequency rank: #9,948 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Matrix"?
"Matrix" is spelled M-A-T-R-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːtʁɪks].
What does "Matrix" mean?
As a noun, "Matrix" means: tabellarische Anordnung von Daten oder Werten
What words are commonly confused with "Matrix"?
"Matrix" is commonly confused with "Matti", "Metrik", "Mattis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Matrix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matrix" is [ˈmaːtʁɪks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matrix" come from?
"Matrix" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.