met.

abbrev

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-met · met. · German

met. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 met.
PropertyValue
Headwordmet.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „met.“ im Deutschen

met.schafft 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

met. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

met. doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is met., spelled M-E-T-..

Definition

  1. 1
    metaphorisch
  2. 2
    metallisch
  3. 3
    metaphorisch
  4. 4
    metaphysisch
  5. 5
    meteorologisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. met. Aussage

Synonyms

metaph.

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 "met."?
"met." is spelled M-E-T-..
What does "met." mean?
As an abbreviation, "met." means: metaphorisch
What language does "met." come from?
"met." 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