Messias

/[mɛˈsiːas]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,329

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Messias is aGermannoun. It means: der alttestamentlich den Juden von Gott verheißene Heilskönig, der im Christentum auf Jesus von Nazareth bezogen wird Pronounced [mɛˈsiːas]. Often confused with Messing and Messina.

Key facts for Messias
PropertyValue
HeadwordMessias
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɛˈsiːas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,329
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Messias in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Messias is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɛˈsiːas]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,329 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Messias, with forms such as "emssias", "mesias", and "mesisas". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Messing", "Messina", "Messi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Messias, spelled M-E-S-S-I-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der alttestamentlich den Juden von Gott verheißene Heilskönig, der im Christentum auf Jesus von Nazareth bezogen wird
  2. 2
    Person, die andere Menschen aus religiöser, sozialer oder ähnlicher Unterdrückung befreit beziehungsweise diese davon erlöst

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emssias,mesias,mesisas,messais,messiass,messisa,meßias,mmessias,msesias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Messias

Misspelling Variants of "Messias"

emssias7mesias6mesisas7messais7messiass8messisa7meßias6mmessias8
Misspelling Variants of "Messias"

Frequency rank: #18,329 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messias"?
"Messias" is spelled M-E-S-S-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛˈsiːas].
What does "Messias" mean?
As a noun, "Messias" means: der alttestamentlich den Juden von Gott verheißene Heilskönig, der im Christentum auf Jesus von Nazareth bezogen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Messias"?
"Messias" is commonly confused with "Messing", "Messina", "Messi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Messias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messias" is [mɛˈsiːas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messias" come from?
"Messias" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.