Matura

/[maˈtuːʁa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,624

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Matura is aGermannoun. It means: Reifeprüfung; Abschluss einer höheren Schule, mit welchem die Hochschulreife erlangt wird Pronounced [maˈtuːʁa]. Often confused with Mara and mata.

Key facts for Matura
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatura
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈtuːʁa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,624
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Matura is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈtuːʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,624 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Reifeprüfung; Abschluss einer höheren Schule, mit welchem die Hochschulreife erlangt wird".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Matura, with forms such as "amtura", "matrua", and "mattura". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Mara", "mata", "mater", 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 Matura, spelled M-A-T-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reifeprüfung; Abschluss einer höheren Schule, mit welchem die Hochschulreife erlangt wird

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtura,matrua,mattura,matuar,maturra,mautra,mmatura,mtaura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Matura

Misspelling Variants of "Matura"

amtura6matrua6mattura7matuar6maturra7mautra6mmatura7mtaura6
Misspelling Variants of "Matura"

Frequency rank: #18,624 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Matura"?
"Matura" is spelled M-A-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈtuːʁa].
What does "Matura" mean?
As a noun, "Matura" means: Reifeprüfung; Abschluss einer höheren Schule, mit welchem die Hochschulreife erlangt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Matura"?
"Matura" is commonly confused with "Mara", "mata", "mater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Matura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matura" is [maˈtuːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matura" come from?
"Matura" 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.