Messers

[ˈmɛsɐs]

/[ˈmɛsɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Messers” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,899
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer

Corpus desk

Index DE-messers · Messers · German

Messers · rank #38,899 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,899
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menstruation

Nearest frequency peer: Menstruation (-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 „Messers“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Messers“ 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).

Messers vs Meyers
71% similar
Messers vs Messias
71% similar
Messers vs Messner
71% similar

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

Key facts for Messers
PropertyValue
HeadwordMessers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛsɐs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,899
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Messers“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Messersliegt 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: „Menstruation“ (#38,898), „Miesbach“ (#38,900), „meide“ (#38,897). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Messers“ bei #38,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Messers (IPA [ˈmɛsɐs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,899 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Messers, with forms such as "emssers", "mesers", and "mesesrs". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Meyers", "Messias", "Messner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Messers, spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emssers
  • mesers
  • mesesrs
  • messerrs
  • messerss
  • messesr
  • messres
  • meßers
  • mmessers
  • msesers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emssers2mesers1mesesrs2messerrs1messerss1messesr2messres2meßers2
Edit distance from "Messers"

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 "Messers"?
"Messers" is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsɐs].
What does "Messers" mean?
As a noun, "Messers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer
What words are commonly confused with "Messers"?
"Messers" is commonly confused with "Meyers", "Messias", "Messner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Messers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messers" is [ˈmɛsɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messers" come from?
"Messers" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Nemesis#38,922Kubaner#38,866Krüppel#38,865Parabel#38,941

Similar misspelling depth

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

Nylons10 variantsOsttirol10 variantsPfeilen10 variantspowered10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list