metallic

[meˈtalɪk]

/[meˈtalɪk]/ adj

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The verdict

“metallic” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,991
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-metallic · metallic · German

metallic · rank #41,991 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,991
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mendel

Nearest frequency peer: Mendel (-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 „metallic“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „metallic“ 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).

metallic vs metallisch
80% similar
metallic vs Metall
63% similar
metallic vs Metalle
63% similar

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

Key facts for metallic
PropertyValue
Headwordmetallic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[meˈtalɪk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,991
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „metallic“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).metallicliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mendel“ (#41,990), „metaphorisch“ (#41,992), „Memorandum“ (#41,989). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „metallic“ bei #41,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around metallic (IPA [meˈtalɪk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,991 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "metallisch glänzend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for metallic, with forms such as "emtallic", "meatllic", and "metalic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "metallisch", "Metall", "Metalle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 metallic, spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    metallisch glänzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Wagen hatte eine nagelneue Lackierung in metallic Grün.

Synonyms

métallisé

This word in other languages

metallic(English)métallisé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtallic
  • meatllic
  • metalic
  • metalilc
  • metallci
  • metallicc
  • metlalic
  • mettallic
  • mmetallic
  • mteallic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of metallic - 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.

emtallic2meatllic2metalic1metalilc2metallci2metallicc1metlalic2mettallic1
Edit distance from "metallic"

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 "metallic"?
"metallic" is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈtalɪk].
What does "metallic" mean?
As an adjective, "metallic" means: metallisch glänzend
What words are commonly confused with "metallic"?
"metallic" is commonly confused with "metallisch", "Metall", "Metalle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "metallic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metallic" is [meˈtalɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metallic" come from?
"metallic" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meuterei#41,993Mandaten#41,980Molkerei#42,006Montreux#42,007

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Leidens10 variantsneunzig10 variantsNuntius10 variantsKerosin10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list