Meister

/[ˈmaɪ̯stɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,207

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Meister is aGermannoun. It means: gewerblich-technische Meister seines Fachs, der seinerseits einen angehenden Gesellen oder Facharbeiter ausbilden darf Pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stɐ]. It ranks #1,207 in German word frequency. Often confused with Meter and Messer.

Key facts for Meister
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯stɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,207
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Meister in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Meister is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɪ̯stɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,207 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Meister, with forms such as "emister", "meisetr", and "meisster". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Meter", "Messer", "Muster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    gewerblich-technische Meister seines Fachs, der seinerseits einen angehenden Gesellen oder Facharbeiter ausbilden darf
  2. 2
    gewerblich-technische Meister seines Fachs, der seinerseits einen angehenden Gesellen oder Facharbeiter ausbilden darf
  3. 3
    Bezeichnung und Anrede für eine Person mit besonderen Fähigkeiten
  4. 4
    Bezeichnung und Anrede für eine Person mit besonderen Fähigkeiten
  5. 5
    Gewinner einer Meisterschaft
  6. 6
    Herr über einen Untergebenen, Besitzer eines Leibeigenen
  7. 7
    Spielleiter beim Rollenspiel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emister,meisetr,meisster,meisterr,meistre,meistter,meitser,mesiter,miester,mmeister

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Meister

Misspelling Variants of "Meister"

emister7meisetr7meisster8meisterr8meistre7meistter8meitser7mesiter7
Misspelling Variants of "Meister"

Frequency rank: #1,207 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meister"?
"Meister" is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐ].
What does "Meister" mean?
As a noun, "Meister" means: gewerblich-technische Meister seines Fachs, der seinerseits einen angehenden Gesellen oder Facharbeiter ausbilden darf
What words are commonly confused with "Meister"?
"Meister" is commonly confused with "Meter", "Messer", "Muster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meister" is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meister" come from?
"Meister" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.