Metronymikon
[metʁoˈnyːmikɔn]
The verdict
“Metronymikon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenname, der vom Namen der Mutter abgeleitet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-metronymikon · Metronymikon · German
Metronymikon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Metronymikon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [metʁoˈnyːmikɔn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Metronymikon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Metronymikon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [metʁoˈnyːmikɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenname, der vom Namen der Mutter abgeleitet ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Metronymikon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Metronymikon, spelled M-E-T-R-O-N-Y-M-I-K-O-N.
Definition
- 1Eigenname, der vom Namen der Mutter abgeleitet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Metronymikon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Niobide ist ein Metronymikon, das sich vom Namen „Niobe“ ableitet.
„Auch Frauenrufnamen konnten zu Familiennamen werden. Ist es der Name der Mutter, sprechen wir von Metronymika (im Gegensatz zu Patronymika).“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.