Meistern

[ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]

/[ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meistern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,288
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meister

Corpus desk

Index DE-meistern · Meistern · German

Meistern · rank #11,288 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,288
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Masken

Nearest frequency peer: Masken (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Meistern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Meistern vs Metern
75% similar
Meistern vs Mister
75% similar
Meistern vs mustern
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Meistern
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeistern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,288
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Meistern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Meisternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Masken“ (#11,287), „Merkels“ (#11,289), „Manipulation“ (#11,286). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meistern“ bei #11,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Meistern (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,288 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meister".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meistern, with forms such as "emistern", "meisetrn", and "meisstern". 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 also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Metern", "Mister", "mustern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct German form is Meistern, spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meister

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emistern
  • meisetrn
  • meisstern
  • meistenr
  • meisternn
  • meisterrn
  • meistren
  • meisttern
  • meitsern
  • mesitern
  • miestern
  • mmeistern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emistern2meisetrn2meisstern1meistenr2meisternn1meisterrn1meistren2meisttern1
Edit distance from "Meistern"

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 "Meistern"?
"Meistern" is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐn].
What does "Meistern" mean?
As a noun, "Meistern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meister
What words are commonly confused with "Meistern"?
"Meistern" is commonly confused with "Metern", "Mister", "mustern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meistern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meistern" is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meistern" come from?
"Meistern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Musikern#11,296notfalls#11,300Klammern#11,272religiös#11,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

reagierte12 variantsResonanz12 variantsherkommen12 variantsgruselig12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list