Messstellen

[ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Messstellen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,567 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,567
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Messstelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-messstellen · Messstellen · German

Messstellen · rank #70,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,567
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menthol

Nearest frequency peer: Menthol (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Messstellen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Messstellen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Messstellen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMessstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Messstellen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Messstellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Menthol“ (#70,566), „Menschenfeindlichkeit“ (#70,565), „Metallteile“ (#70,569). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Messstellen“ bei #70,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Messstellen is uncommon German at frequency #70,567 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Messstellen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Messstellen, spelled M-E-S-S-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Messstelle
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Messstelle
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Messstelle
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Messstelle

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messstellen"?
"Messstellen" is spelled M-E-S-S-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən].
What does "Messstellen" mean?
As a noun, "Messstellen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Messstelle
How do you pronounce "Messstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messstellen" is [ˈmɛsˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messstellen" come from?
"Messstellen" 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 "Messstellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list