Matrose

/[maˈtʁoːzə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,135

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Matrose is aGermannoun. It means: Angehöriger der Marine; niedrigster Dienstgrad Pronounced [maˈtʁoːzə]. Often confused with Matrosen and marode.

Key facts for Matrose
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatrose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈtʁoːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,135
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Matrose is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈtʁoːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,135 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Matrose, with forms such as "amtrose", "martose", and "matorse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Matrosen", "marode", 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 Matrose, spelled M-A-T-R-O-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger der Marine; niedrigster Dienstgrad
  2. 2
    Angehöriger einer zivilen Schiffsbesatzung; in der BRD als Ausbildungsberuf bis 1983

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtrose,martose,matorse,matroes,matrosse,matrrose,matrsoe,mattrose,mmatrose,mtarose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Matrose

Misspelling Variants of "Matrose"

amtrose7martose7matorse7matroes7matrosse8matrrose8matrsoe7mattrose8
Misspelling Variants of "Matrose"

Frequency rank: #46,135 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Matrose"?
"Matrose" is spelled M-A-T-R-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈtʁoːzə].
What does "Matrose" mean?
As a noun, "Matrose" means: Angehöriger der Marine; niedrigster Dienstgrad
What words are commonly confused with "Matrose"?
"Matrose" is commonly confused with "Matrosen", "marode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Matrose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matrose" is [maˈtʁoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matrose" come from?
"Matrose" 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.