Megabyte

[ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Megabyte” is uncommon German (frequency #72,716 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,716
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vielfaches der Datenmengeneinheit Byte; je nach Konvention (dezimal) 1.000.000 Byte oder (binär) 1.048.576 Byte

Corpus desk

Index DE-megabyte · Megabyte · German

Megabyte · rank #72,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,716
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mechernich

Nearest frequency peer: Mechernich (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Megabyte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Megabyte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Megabyte
PropertyValue
HeadwordMegabyte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Megabyte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Megabytefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mechernich“ (#72,714), „Meniskus“ (#72,719), „Matrikel“ (#72,712). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Megabyte“ bei #72,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Megabyte is uncommon German at frequency #72,716 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vielfaches der Datenmengeneinheit Byte; je nach Konvention (dezimal) 1.000.000 Byte oder (binär) 1.048.576 Byte".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Megabyte, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Megabyte, spelled M-E-G-A-B-Y-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vielfaches der Datenmengeneinheit Byte; je nach Konvention (dezimal) 1.000.000 Byte oder (binär) 1.048.576 Byte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dieser USB-Stick hat ein Speichervolumen von 80 Megabytes.

Synonyms

Mebibyte

This word in other languages

megabyte(English)megabyte(Español)megabyte(Português)

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 "Megabyte"?
"Megabyte" is spelled M-E-G-A-B-Y-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t].
What does "Megabyte" mean?
As a noun, "Megabyte" means: Vielfaches der Datenmengeneinheit Byte; je nach Konvention (dezimal) 1.000.000 Byte oder (binär) 1.048.576 Byte
How do you pronounce "Megabyte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Megabyte" is [ˈmeːɡaˌbaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Megabyte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meniskus#72,719Matrikel#72,712Mentorin#72,720Molybdän#72,742

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list