Meder

[ˈmeːdɐ]

/[ˈmeːdɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Meder” is uncommon German (frequency #69,493 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,493
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewohner der antiken Region Medien im Nordwesten des heutigen Iran

Corpus desk

Index DE-meder · Meder · German

Meder · rank #69,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,493
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meckel

Nearest frequency peer: Meckel (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Meder”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Meder” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Meder
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːdɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Meder” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Meder lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meder is uncommon German at frequency #69,493 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewohner der antiken Region Medien im Nordwesten des heutigen Iran".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Meder, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Meder, spelled M-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewohner der antiken Region Medien im Nordwesten des heutigen Iran

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); 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meder"?
"Meder" is spelled M-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːdɐ].
What does "Meder" mean?
As a noun, "Meder" means: Bewohner der antiken Region Medien im Nordwesten des heutigen Iran
How do you pronounce "Meder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meder" is [ˈmeːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meder" come from?
"Meder" 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 "Meder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list