Metaphern
[meˈtafɐn]
The verdict
“Metaphern” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,178
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Metapher
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Metaphern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈtafɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Metaphern” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Metaphern (IPA [meˈtafɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,178 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metaphern, with forms such as "emtaphern", "meatphern", and "metahpern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Metapher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Metaphern, spelled M-E-T-A-P-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Metapher
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Metapher
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Metapher
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Metapher
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emtaphern,meatphern,metahpern,metapehrn,metaphenr,metaphernn,metapherrn,metaphhern,metaphren,metapphern,metpahern,mettaphern,mmetaphern,mteaphern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Metaphern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Metaphern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-T-A-P-H-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈtafɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Metapher” - see the side-by-side comparison. Metaphern vs Metapher
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.