Meeresspiegel

/[ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Meeresspiegel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,231 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#23,231
frequency rank, German
13
letters
18
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Höhe des Wasserstandes des Meeres

Key facts for Meeresspiegel
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HeadwordMeeresspiegel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,231
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Meeresspiegel” 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). Meeresspiegel lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Meeresspiegel is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,231 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Höhe des Wasserstandes des Meeres".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meeresspiegel, with forms such as "emeresspiegel", "meeersspiegel", and "meerespiegel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Meeresspiegel, spelled M-E-E-R-E-S-S-P-I-E-G-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Höhe des Wasserstandes des Meeres

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emeresspiegel,meeersspiegel,meerespiegel,meerespsiegel,meeressipegel,meeresspeigel,meeresspieegl,meeresspiegell,meeresspieggel,meeresspiegle,meeresspigeel,meeressppiegel,meereßpiegel,meerresspiegel,meersespiegel,mereesspiegel,meresspiegel,mmeeresspiegel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Meeresspiegel — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Meeresspiegel"

emeresspiegel2meeersspiegel2meerespiegel1meerespsiegel2meeressipegel2meeresspeigel2meeresspieegl2meeresspiegell1
Edit distance from "Meeresspiegel"

Frequency rank: #23,231 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meeresspiegel"?
"Meeresspiegel" is spelled M-E-E-R-E-S-S-P-I-E-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩].
What does "Meeresspiegel" mean?
As a noun, "Meeresspiegel" means: Höhe des Wasserstandes des Meeres
What are common misspellings of "Meeresspiegel"?
Common misspellings include "emeresspiegel", "meeersspiegel", "meerespiegel", "meerespsiegel", "meeressipegel". The correct spelling is "Meeresspiegel".
How do you pronounce "Meeresspiegel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meeresspiegel" is [ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meeresspiegel" come from?
"Meeresspiegel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Meeresspiegel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-E-E-R-E-S-S-P-I-E-G-E-L — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmeːʁəsˌʃpiːɡl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

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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.