Mesopotamien

[mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən]

/[mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Mesopotamien” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,329
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im engeren Sinn: das Land, das zwischen den beiden Flüssen Euphrat und Tigris in Nordost-Syrien und im Irak liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mesopotamien · Mesopotamien · German

Mesopotamien · rank #48,329 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,329
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Merzig

Nearest frequency peer: Merzig (-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 „Mesopotamien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mesopotamien
PropertyValue
HeadwordMesopotamien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,329
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mesopotamien“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Merzig“ (#48,328), „meteorologische“ (#48,330), „meteorologischen“ (#48,331). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mesopotamien“ bei #48,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Mesopotamien (IPA [mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,329 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mesopotamien, with forms such as "emsopotamien", "meospotamien", and "mesooptamien". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mesopotamien, spelled M-E-S-O-P-O-T-A-M-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im engeren Sinn: das Land, das zwischen den beiden Flüssen Euphrat und Tigris in Nordost-Syrien und im Irak liegt
  2. 2
    im weiteren Sinn: das gesamte flache Steppenland zwischen der arabischen Wüste und den östliche Randlagen des Zagros- und Taurusgebirges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sumerer lebten in Mesopotamien.
  2. „So nahm der Knecht zehn Kamele von den Kamelen seines Herrn und zog hin und hatte mit sich allerlei Güter seines Herrn und machte sich auf und zog nach Mesopotamien, zu der Stadt Nahors.“

Synonyms

Zweistromland

This word in other languages

Mésopotamie(Français)Mesopotâmia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emsopotamien
  • meospotamien
  • mesooptamien
  • mesopoatmien
  • mesopotaimen
  • mesopotamein
  • mesopotamienn
  • mesopotamine
  • mesopotammien
  • mesopotmaien
  • mesopottamien
  • mesoppotamien
  • mesoptoamien
  • mespootamien
  • messopotamien
  • mmesopotamien
  • mseopotamien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mesopotamien - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emsopotamien2meospotamien2mesooptamien2mesopoatmien2mesopotaimen2mesopotamein2mesopotamienn1mesopotamine2
Edit distance from "Mesopotamien"

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 "Mesopotamien"?
"Mesopotamien" is spelled M-E-S-O-P-O-T-A-M-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən].
What does "Mesopotamien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mesopotamien" means: im engeren Sinn: das Land, das zwischen den beiden Flüssen Euphrat und Tigris in Nordost-Syrien und im Irak liegt
What are common misspellings of "Mesopotamien"?
Common misspellings include "emsopotamien", "meospotamien", "mesooptamien", "mesopoatmien", "mesopotaimen". The correct spelling is "Mesopotamien".
How do you pronounce "Mesopotamien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mesopotamien" is [mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mesopotamien" come from?
"Mesopotamien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mechanisches#48,324Militärbasis#48,335Lauftraining#48,296Orthographie#48,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

mehrtägigen17 variantsNachschlag17 variantsOstholstein17 variantsKreditgeber17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list