Mattscheibe
[ˈmatˌʃaɪ̯bə]
The verdict
“Mattscheibe” is uncommon German (frequency #66,473 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,473
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lichtdurchlässige Scheibe, auf die bei optischen Kameras zur manuellen Scharfstellung das Bild projiziert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-mattscheibe · Mattscheibe · German
Mattscheibe · rank #66,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,473
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Marlow
Nearest frequency peer: Marlow (-4 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mattscheibe“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- mane
mane
33,535 corpus weight
- mansion
mansion
33,534 corpus weight
- Marlow
Marlow
33,532 corpus weight
- Mattscheibe
Mattscheibe
33,528 corpus weight
- Medaillensp…
Medaillenspiegel
33,524 corpus weight
- medizinisch…
medizinischem
33,523 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mattscheibe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mattscheibe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmatˌʃaɪ̯bə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #66,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mattscheibe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mattscheibe is uncommon German at frequency #66,473 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmatˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mattscheibe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mattscheibe, spelled M-A-T-T-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.
Definition
- 1lichtdurchlässige Scheibe, auf die bei optischen Kameras zur manuellen Scharfstellung das Bild projiziert wird
- 2Bildschirm eines Fernsehapparates
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mattscheibe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mattscheibe dient zur manuellen Scharfstellung.
Du kannst doch nicht den ganzen Tag vor der Mattscheibe sitzen.
Synonyms
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.
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