Messerstiche

[ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə]

/[ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Messerstiche” is uncommon German (frequency #80,676 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,676
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Messerstich

Corpus desk

Index DE-messerstiche · Messerstiche · German

Messerstiche · rank #80,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,676
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH messende

Nearest frequency peer: messende (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Messerstiche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Messerstiche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Messerstiche
PropertyValue
HeadwordMesserstiche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Messerstiche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Messerstiche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Messerstiche is uncommon German at frequency #80,676 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Messerstiche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Messerstiche, spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S-T-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Messerstich
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Messerstich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Messerstich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Messerstich

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messerstiche"?
"Messerstiche" is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S-T-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə].
What does "Messerstiche" mean?
As a noun, "Messerstiche" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Messerstich
How do you pronounce "Messerstiche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messerstiche" is [ˈmɛsɐˌʃtɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messerstiche" come from?
"Messerstiche" 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 "Messerstiche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list