Metallurg

[metaˈlʊʁk]

/[metaˈlʊʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Experte in Metallurgie

Corpus desk

Index DE-metallurg · Metallurg · German

Metallurg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Metallurg
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetallurg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[metaˈlʊʁk]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Metallurg” sits in German frequency

Metallurg 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

Metallurg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [metaˈlʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Experte in Metallurgie".

Metallurg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Metallurg, spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Experte in Metallurgie

Synonyms

Metallurge

This word in other languages

metallurgist(English)metalúrgico(Español)métallurgiste(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metallurg"?
"Metallurg" is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [metaˈlʊʁk].
What does "Metallurg" mean?
As a noun, "Metallurg" means: Experte in Metallurgie
How do you pronounce "Metallurg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metallurg" is [metaˈlʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metallurg" come from?
"Metallurg" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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