Matrosen

Name: Matrosen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[maˈtʁoːzn̩]

/[maˈtʁoːzn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Matrosen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,428
frequency rank, German: 3,571
“M” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Matrose

Corpus desk

Index DE-matrosen · Matrosen · German

Matrosen · rank #22,428 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,428
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,571
PHOTO-FINISH Mauerwerk

Nearest frequency peer: Mauerwerk (+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.

Mango

77,577
Manipulatio…

77,576
Manufaktur

77,575
Matrosen

77,573
Mauerwerk

77,572
Metropolen

77,571

What this shows „Matrosen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Matrosen vs Matrose

88% similar

Matrosen vs maroden

63% similar

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

Key facts for Matrosen
Property	Value
Headword	Matrosen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[maˈtʁoːzn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,428
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Matrosen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Matrosenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#22,428

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mauerwerk“ (#22,429), „Manufaktur“ (#22,426), „Metropolen“ (#22,430). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Matrosen“ bei #22,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Matrosen (IPA [maˈtʁoːzn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,428 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Matrosen, with forms such as "amtrosen", "martosen", and "matorsen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Matrose", "maroden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Matrosen, spelled M-A-T-R-O-S-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Matrose
2
Dativ Singular des Substantivs Matrose
3
Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Matrose
4
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Matrose
5
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Matrose
6
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Matrose
7
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Matrose

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

amtrosen
martosen
matorsen
matroesn
matrosenn
matrosne
matrossen
matrrosen
matrsoen
mattrosen
mmatrosen
mtarosen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Matrosen"

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 "Matrosen"?

"Matrosen" is spelled M-A-T-R-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈtʁoːzn̩].

What does "Matrosen" mean?

As a noun, "Matrosen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Matrose

What words are commonly confused with "Matrosen"?

"Matrosen" is commonly confused with "Matrose", "maroden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Matrosen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matrosen" is [maˈtʁoːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Matrosen" come from?

"Matrosen" 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 "Matrosen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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