messbar

[ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“messbar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,666
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-messbar · messbar · German

messbar · rank #25,666 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,666
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH messern

Nearest frequency peer: messern (+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 „messbar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „messbar“ 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).

messbar vs Messer
57% similar
messbar vs Messias
57% similar
messbar vs Messner
57% similar

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

Key facts for messbar
PropertyValue
Headwordmessbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,666
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „messbar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.messbarliegt 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: „messern“ (#25,667), „Menschenrecht“ (#25,664), „meilenweit“ (#25,663). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „messbar“ bei #25,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around messbar (IPA [ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,666 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for messbar, with forms such as "emssbar", "mesbar", and "mesbsar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Messer", "Messias", "Messner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 messbar, spelled M-E-S-S-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Messen, was messbar ist, und messbar machen, was nicht messbar ist.
  2. […] was Menschen wichtig ist, das ist schwer messbar.

Antonyms

unmessbarunmeßbarimmensurabelimmensurabel

This word in other languages

measurable(English)mensurable(Español)mesurable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emssbar
  • mesbar
  • mesbsar
  • messabr
  • messbarr
  • messbbar
  • messbra
  • meßbar
  • mmessbar
  • msesbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emssbar2mesbar1mesbsar2messabr2messbarr1messbbar1messbra2meßbar2
Edit distance from "messbar"

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 "messbar"?
"messbar" is spelled M-E-S-S-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯].
What does "messbar" mean?
As an adjective, "messbar" means: so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich
What words are commonly confused with "messbar"?
"messbar" is commonly confused with "Messer", "Messias", "Messner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "messbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "messbar" is [ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "messbar" come from?
"messbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

messern#25,667martens#25,657mobiler#25,675Nordost#25,690

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Paranoia10 variantsHollande10 variantsglamour10 variantsgestehe10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list