Mestize
[mɛsˈtiːt͡sə]
The verdict
“Mestize” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person mit einem weißen und einem indigenen Elternteil
Corpus desk
Index DE-mestize · Mestize · German
Mestize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Mestize |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛsˈtiːt͡sə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mestize“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mestize is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛsˈtiːt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person mit einem weißen und einem indigenen Elternteil".
Mestize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mestize, spelled M-E-S-T-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Person mit einem weißen und einem indigenen Elternteil
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mestize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf Anmarschrouten von 500 und mehr Kilometern bewegten sich die Plünderer aus der Tiefe der Wildnis heraus, um die spanischen Vorposten und Bauerndörfer anzugreifen, in denen Großgrundbesitzer Haciendas betrieben und die Felder von Mestizen und versklavten Indios bestellen ließen.“
„Es waren die Kinder der ersten Mestizen, Sklaven und alle, die Eltern aus zwei Kulturen hatten.“
This word in other languages
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.