Meerenge
[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʔɛŋə]
The verdict
“Meerenge” is uncommon German (frequency #54,729 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,729
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meerenge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʔɛŋə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,729 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Meerenge” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Meerenge is uncommon German at frequency #54,729 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʔɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Meerenge, 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Meerenge, spelled M-E-E-R-E-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
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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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-E-R-E-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.