meckern

[ˈmɛkɐn]

/[ˈmɛkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“meckern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,930
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich (oft) gehässig, aber nicht aggressiv beschweren; etwas bekritteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-meckern · meckern · German

meckern · rank #11,930 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,930
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maurice

Nearest frequency peer: Maurice (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „meckern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

meckern vs Metern
57% similar
meckern vs merken
71% similar
meckern vs Mücken
57% similar

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

Key facts for meckern
PropertyValue
Headwordmeckern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɛkɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,930
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „meckern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.meckernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Maurice“ (#11,929), „Mikro“ (#11,931), „Masters“ (#11,928). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „meckern“ bei #11,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around meckern (IPA [ˈmɛkɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,930 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for meckern, with forms such as "emckern", "mcekern", and "mecckern". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Metern", "merken", "Mücken", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is meckern, spelled M-E-C-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (oft) gehässig, aber nicht aggressiv beschweren; etwas bekritteln
  2. 2
    den typischen Laut einer Ziege (das Meckern) von sich geben
  3. 3
    auf eine alberne Art und Weise lachen oder sprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how meckern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kinder meckern mal wieder über das Essen.
  2. Hunde bellen, Katzen miauen, Schafe blöken und Ziegen meckern.

Synonyms

keppelnkeifenbeschwerenmokierennörgeln

Antonyms

lobengutbefindenzustimmen

This word in other languages

bitch(English)refunfuñar(Español)bégueter(Français)queixar-se(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emckern
  • mcekern
  • mecckern
  • mecekrn
  • meckenr
  • meckernn
  • meckerrn
  • meckkern
  • meckren
  • mekcern
  • mmeckern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emckern2mcekern2mecckern1mecekrn2meckenr2meckernn1meckerrn1meckkern1
Edit distance from "meckern"

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 "meckern"?
"meckern" is spelled M-E-C-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛkɐn].
What does "meckern" mean?
As a verb, "meckern" means: sich (oft) gehässig, aber nicht aggressiv beschweren; etwas bekritteln
What words are commonly confused with "meckern"?
"meckern" is commonly confused with "Metern", "merken", "Mücken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meckern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meckern" is [ˈmɛkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meckern" come from?
"meckern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "meckern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maurice#11,929Masters#11,928längste#11,926lächelt#11,925

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

leistete11 variantslachend11 variantsPärchen11 variantsrelative11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list