Messe
[ˈmɛsə]
The verdict
“Messe” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,140 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,140
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - katholische Gottesdienstform, die aus Wortgottesdienst und Eucharistiefeier besteht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Messe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛsə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Messe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Messe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛsə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,140 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Messe, with forms such as "emsse", "mese", and "meses". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Muss", "Muse", "moss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Messe, spelled M-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1katholische Gottesdienstform, die aus Wortgottesdienst und Eucharistiefeier besteht
- 2Musikgattung, in der Texte der religiösen Messe vertont werden
- 3Volksfeste, die zum/am Jahrestag eines Kirchenpatrons abgehalten werden
- 4Ereignis, bei dem Unternehmen ihre Waren zeigen und verkaufen
- 5gemeinsamer Wohn- und Speiseraum der Schiffsoffiziere
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emsse,mese,meses,meße,mmesse,msese
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Messe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Messe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɛsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Muss” - see the side-by-side comparison. Messe vs Muss
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.