Messner

/[ˈmɛsnɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,260

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Messner is aGermannoun. It means: Angestellter in einer Kirchengemeinde, der vor allem organisatorische Aufgaben rund um den Gottesdienst wahrnimmt Pronounced [ˈmɛsnɐ]. Often confused with Messe and meiner.

Key facts for Messner
PropertyValue
HeadwordMessner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛsnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,260
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Messner is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛsnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,260 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Angestellter in einer Kirchengemeinde, der vor allem organisatorische Aufgaben rund um den Gottesdienst wahrnimmt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Messner, with forms such as "emssner", "mesner", and "mesnser". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Messe", "meiner", "Messer", 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 Messner, spelled M-E-S-S-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angestellter in einer Kirchengemeinde, der vor allem organisatorische Aufgaben rund um den Gottesdienst wahrnimmt

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emssner,mesner,mesnser,messnerr,messnner,messnre,meßner,mmessner,msesner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Messner

Misspelling Variants of "Messner"

emssner7mesner6mesnser7messnerr8messnner8messnre7meßner6mmessner8
Misspelling Variants of "Messner"

Frequency rank: #34,260 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messner"?
"Messner" is spelled M-E-S-S-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsnɐ].
What does "Messner" mean?
As a noun, "Messner" means: Angestellter in einer Kirchengemeinde, der vor allem organisatorische Aufgaben rund um den Gottesdienst wahrnimmt
What words are commonly confused with "Messner"?
"Messner" is commonly confused with "Messe", "meiner", "Messer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Messner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messner" is [ˈmɛsnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messner" come from?
"Messner" 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.