messern

[ˈmɛsɐn]

/[ˈmɛsɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“messern” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,667
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Messer schneiden/bearbeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-messern · messern · German

messern · rank #25,667 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,667
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH messbar

Nearest frequency peer: messbar (-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 „messern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „messern“ 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).

messern vs müssen
71% similar
messern vs Metern
57% similar
messern vs missen
71% similar

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

Key facts for messern
PropertyValue
Headwordmessern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɛsɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,667
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „messern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).messernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „messbar“ (#25,666), „Milano“ (#25,669), „Menschenrecht“ (#25,664). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „messern“ bei #25,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around messern (IPA [ˈmɛsɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,667 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for messern, with forms such as "emssern", "mesern", and "mesesrn". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "müssen", "Metern", "missen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is messern, spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Messer schneiden/bearbeiten
  2. 2
    jemanden mit einem Messer umbringen oder angreifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man hat bereits versucht, aus einem Holzstück von 1 cm Stärke 150 Blätter Furnier zu messern.“
  2. „Bei Schieferbekleidungen pflegt man zuweilen die Bretterverschalung in den Fugen ebenfalls zu messern, damit die Schiefernägel nirgends nur eine Fuge treffen können.“

This word in other languages

cut(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emssern
  • mesern
  • mesesrn
  • messenr
  • messernn
  • messerrn
  • messren
  • meßern
  • mmessern
  • msesern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of messern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emssern2mesern1mesesrn2messenr2messernn1messerrn1messren2meßern2
Edit distance from "messern"

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 "messern"?
"messern" is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsɐn].
What does "messern" mean?
As a verb, "messern" means: mit einem Messer schneiden/bearbeiten
What words are commonly confused with "messern"?
"messern" is commonly confused with "müssen", "Metern", "missen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "messern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "messern" is [ˈmɛsɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "messern" come from?
"messern" 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 "messern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

messbar#25,666mobiler#25,675martens#25,657Nordost#25,690

Similar misspelling depth

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

Paranoia10 variantsHollande10 variantsglamour10 variantsSeverin10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list