Metalle

/[meˈtalə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,827

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Metalle is aGermannoun. It means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Metall Pronounced [meˈtalə]. Often confused with Metallen and metallic.

Key facts for Metalle
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetalle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈtalə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,827
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Metalle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Metalle is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈtalə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,827 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Metalle, with forms such as "emtalle", "meatlle", and "metale". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Metallen", "metallic", "Metal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Metalle, spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Metall
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Metall
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Metall
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Metall

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emtalle,meatlle,metale,metalel,metlale,mettalle,mmetalle,mtealle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Metalle

Misspelling Variants of "Metalle"

emtalle7meatlle7metale6metalel7metlale7mettalle8mmetalle8mtealle7
Misspelling Variants of "Metalle"

Frequency rank: #22,827 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metalle"?
"Metalle" is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈtalə].
What does "Metalle" mean?
As a noun, "Metalle" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Metall
What words are commonly confused with "Metalle"?
"Metalle" is commonly confused with "Metallen", "metallic", "Metal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Metalle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metalle" is [meˈtalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metalle" come from?
"Metalle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.