member

/[ˈmɛmbə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,666

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

member is aGermannoun. It means: Angehöriger, Mitglied Pronounced [ˈmɛmbə]. Often confused with Meter and Meyer.

Key facts for member
PropertyValue
Headwordmember
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛmbə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,666
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for member is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛmbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,666 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for member, with forms such as "emmber", "mebmer", and "membber". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Meter", "Meyer", "Memes", 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 member, spelled M-E-M-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger, Mitglied
  2. 2
    männliches Geschlechtsteil; Penis

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmber,mebmer,membber,memberr,membre,memebr,memmber,mmeber,mmember

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for member

Misspelling Variants of "member"

emmber6mebmer6membber7memberr7membre6memebr6memmber7mmeber6
Misspelling Variants of "member"

Frequency rank: #20,666 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "member"?
"member" is spelled M-E-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛmbə].
What does "member" mean?
As a noun, "member" means: Angehöriger, Mitglied
What words are commonly confused with "member"?
"member" is commonly confused with "Meter", "Meyer", "Memes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "member"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "member" is [ˈmɛmbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "member" come from?
"member" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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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.