Metermaß
[ˈmeːtɐˌmaːs]
The verdict
“Metermaß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Milli- und Zentimeter eingeteiltes Hilfsmittel zum Messen von Längen
Corpus desk
Index DE-meterma · Metermaß · German
Metermaß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Metermaß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːtɐˌmaːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Metermaß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Metermaß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːtɐˌmaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Milli- und Zentimeter eingeteiltes Hilfsmittel zum Messen von Längen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Metermaß in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Metermaß, spelled M-E-T-E-R-M-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1in Milli- und Zentimeter eingeteiltes Hilfsmittel zum Messen von Längen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Metermaß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Haben Sie ein Metermaß, damit ich Abstand messen kann?“
„Ist es nicht auffällig, dass das Metermaß wie zufällig an allen möglichen Tatorten herumliegt?“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.