Mebibyte
[ˈmeːbiˌbaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Mebibyte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Mebibyte = 1024 Kibibyte = 2²⁰ Byte = 1048576 Byte
Corpus desk
Index DE-mebibyte · Mebibyte · German
Mebibyte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mebibyte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːbiˌbaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mebibyte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mebibyte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːbiˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Mebibyte = 1024 Kibibyte = 2²⁰ Byte = 1048576 Byte".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mebibyte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mebibyte, spelled M-E-B-I-B-Y-T-E.
Definition
- 1Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Mebibyte = 1024 Kibibyte = 2²⁰ Byte = 1048576 Byte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mebibyte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Mebibyte umfasst 4,9 % mehr Bits als ein Megabyte.
Auf einer 700-Megabyte-CD können eigentlich 737 Megabyte gespeichert werden - etwa 703 Mebibyte.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.