Messie

[ˈmɛsi]

/[ˈmɛsi]/ noun

The verdict

“Messie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die zwanghaft nicht mehr benötigte Gegenstände sammelt und dadurch in ihrem Lebensbereich eine enorme Unordnung schafft

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Index DE-messie · Messie · German

Messie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for Messie
PropertyValue
HeadwordMessie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛsi]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Messie“ im Deutschen

Messieschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Messie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛsi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die zwanghaft nicht mehr benötigte Gegenstände sammelt und dadurch in ihrem Lebensbereich eine enorme Unordnung schafft".

Zero misspellings are on record for Messie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Messie, spelled M-E-S-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die zwanghaft nicht mehr benötigte Gegenstände sammelt und dadurch in ihrem Lebensbereich eine enorme Unordnung schafft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Messies haben schwerwiegende Probleme, die eigene Wohnung in Ordnung zu halten.
  2. „In der RTL 2-Sendung „Das Messie-Team - Start in ein neues Leben“ räumen der Entrümpelungsprofi Dennis Karl und die Messie-Therapeutin Sabina Hankel-Hirtz das Leben von Messies auf. “

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messie"?
"Messie" is spelled M-E-S-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsi].
What does "Messie" mean?
As a noun, "Messie" means: eine Person, die zwanghaft nicht mehr benötigte Gegenstände sammelt und dadurch in ihrem Lebensbereich eine enorme Unordnung schafft
How do you pronounce "Messie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messie" is [ˈmɛsi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messie" come from?
"Messie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list