Messgewand
[ˈmɛsɡəˌvant]
The verdict
“Messgewand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - liturgisches Gewand von katholischen Priestern und Bischöfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-messgewand · Messgewand · German
Messgewand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Messgewand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛsɡəˌvant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Messgewand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Messgewand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛsɡəˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "liturgisches Gewand von katholischen Priestern und Bischöfen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Messgewand in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Messgewand, spelled M-E-S-S-G-E-W-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1liturgisches Gewand von katholischen Priestern und Bischöfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Messgewand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das päpstliche Messgewand für Mariazell hat jetzt die Grazer Künstlerin Edith Temmel entworfen.“
„An diesen Tagen konnten gewöhnliche Stadtmenschen von weit hinten im Kirchenschiff die Pracht rund um den Altar bestaunen: kostbar bestickte Messgewänder, triumphierend mit beiden Händen erhobene goldene Kelche, im Halbdunkel schimmernde Bischofsstäbe, perlenbestickte Mitren auf den Häuptern greiser Patriarchen – oder auf denen von Jünglingen, denen die…
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.