Meistersänger

[ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ]

/[ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meistersänger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist in Städten ansässige Dichterhandwerker des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, die den Meistersang betrieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-meistersanger · Meistersänger · German

Meistersänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Meistersänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeistersänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Meistersänger” sits in German frequency

Meistersänger falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meistersänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist in Städten ansässige Dichterhandwerker des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, die den Meistersang betrieben".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Meistersänger, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Meistersänger, spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R-S-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist in Städten ansässige Dichterhandwerker des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, die den Meistersang betrieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Meistersänger einer Stadt organisierten sich in der Vereinigung einer Singschule, […]“

Synonyms

Meistersinger

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meistersänger"?
"Meistersänger" is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R-S-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ].
What does "Meistersänger" mean?
As a noun, "Meistersänger" means: meist in Städten ansässige Dichterhandwerker des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, die den Meistersang betrieben
How do you pronounce "Meistersänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meistersänger" is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌzɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meistersänger" come from?
"Meistersänger" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list