Mehrzahl

Name: Mehrzahl, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Mehrzahl” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,132
frequency rank, German: 3,571
“M” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der größere Teil einer Menge

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrzahl · Mehrzahl · German

Mehrzahl · rank #10,132 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,132
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 3,571
PHOTO-FINISH Meeting

Nearest frequency peer: Meeting (-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.

Massage

89,872
Maurer

89,871
Meeting

89,870
Mehrzahl

89,869
menschlicher

89,868
mer

89,867

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

Key facts for Mehrzahl
Property	Value
Headword	Mehrzahl
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#10,132
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mehrzahl“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mehrzahlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#10,132

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meeting“ (#10,131), „menschlicher“ (#10,133), „Maurer“ (#10,130). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mehrzahl“ bei #10,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Mehrzahl (IPA [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,132 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mehrzahl, with forms such as "emhrzahl", "mehhrzahl", and "mehrazhl". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mehrzahl, spelled M-E-H-R-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

1
der größere Teil einer Menge
2
Plural; Flexionskategorie mit der Bedeutung „mehr als 1“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die Mehrzahl der Bürger geht immer noch zur Wahl.
„Es war normal, dass ich mich ihnen anschloss, da wir keinen Zugang zu den reichen Studenten hatten, der Mehrzahl unserer Kommilitonen.“

Synonyms

Majorität Mehrheit Überzahl PluralPluralis

Antonyms

Minderheit Minderzahl Unterzahl Vielzahl Dual Dualis Einzahl Singular Zweizahl

This word in other languages

majority(English)mayoría(Español)pluriel(Français)plural(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emhrzahl
mehhrzahl
mehrazhl
mehrrzahl
mehrzahhl
mehrzahll
mehrzalh
mehrzhal
mehrzzahl
mehzrahl
merhzahl
mherzahl
mmehrzahl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Mehrzahl"

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 "Mehrzahl"?

"Mehrzahl" is spelled M-E-H-R-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl].

What does "Mehrzahl" mean?

As a noun, "Mehrzahl" means: der größere Teil einer Menge

What are common misspellings of "Mehrzahl"?

Common misspellings include "emhrzahl", "mehhrzahl", "mehrazhl", "mehrrzahl", "mehrzahhl". The correct spelling is "Mehrzahl".

How do you pronounce "Mehrzahl"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mehrzahl" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Mehrzahl" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

optimale#10,147 Humboldt#10,110 schiffen#10,163 gewertet#10,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Messungen13 variants Monarchie13 variants Rollstuhl13 variants gestärkt13 variants