Meterstab
[ˈmeːtɐˌʃtaːp]
The verdict
“Meterstab” 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 September 3, 2026) - zusammenlegbarer Maßstab metrischen Systems
Corpus desk
Index DE-meterstab · Meterstab · German
Meterstab · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meterstab |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːtɐˌʃtaːp] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Meterstab“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Meterstab is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːtɐˌʃtaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenlegbarer Maßstab metrischen Systems".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Meterstab, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Meterstab, spelled M-E-T-E-R-S-T-A-B.
Definition
- 1zusammenlegbarer Maßstab metrischen Systems
Synonyms
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.