MESZ

abbrev

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The verdict

“MESZ” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,200
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-mesz · MESZ · German

MESZ · rank #30,200 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,200
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Milieus

Nearest frequency peer: Milieus (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „MESZ“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „MESZ“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

MESZ vs MS
50% similar
MESZ vs MHz
25% similar
MESZ vs MSc
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for MESZ
PropertyValue
HeadwordMESZ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#30,200
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „MESZ“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).MESZliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Milieus“ (#30,201), „Menden“ (#30,198), „Milz“ (#30,202). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MESZ“ bei #30,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around MESZ, anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #30,200 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for MESZ, with forms such as "emsz", "messz", and "meszz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MS", "MHz", "MSc", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is MESZ, spelled M-E-S-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. MESZ entspricht UTC (koordinierte Weltzeit) plus 2 Stunden.

Antonyms

MEZ

This word in other languages

CEST(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emsz
  • messz
  • meszz
  • mezs
  • mmesz
  • msez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of MESZ - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emsz2messz1meszz1mezs2mmesz1msez2
Edit distance from "MESZ"

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 "MESZ"?
"MESZ" is spelled M-E-S-Z.
What does "MESZ" mean?
As an abbreviation, "MESZ" means: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
What words are commonly confused with "MESZ"?
"MESZ" is commonly confused with "MS", "MHz", "MSc". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "MESZ" come from?
"MESZ" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "MESZ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Milz#30,202less#30,180path#30,231lago#30,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Makro6 variantsliber6 variantsLaube6 variantsPult6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list