Metairie

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The verdict

“Metairie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorort von New Orleans

Corpus desk

Index DE-metairie · Metairie · German

Metairie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Metairie
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetairie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Metairie” sits in German frequency

Metairie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Metairie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorort von New Orleans".

Zero misspellings are on record for Metairie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Metairie, spelled M-E-T-A-I-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorort von New Orleans

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Jimmy und Angelo fahren nach Metairie auf der anderen Seite vom Highway 61 in Jefferson Parish.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metairie"?
"Metairie" is spelled M-E-T-A-I-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Metairie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Metairie" means: Vorort von New Orleans
How do you pronounce "Metairie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metairie" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metairie" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list