Metrum

[ˈmeːtʁʊm]

/[ˈmeːtʁʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Metrum” is uncommon German (frequency #93,289 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,289
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silbenmaß, Versmaß

Corpus desk

Index DE-metrum · Metrum · German

Metrum · rank #93,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,289
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miesepeter

Nearest frequency peer: Miesepeter (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Metrum“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Metrum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Metrum
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetrum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːtʁʊm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Metrum“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Metrumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Miesepeter“ (#93,290), „Messgenauigkeit“ (#93,287), „migrieren“ (#93,291). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Metrum“ bei #93,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Metrum is uncommon German at frequency #93,289 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːtʁʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Metrum in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Metrum, spelled M-E-T-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Silbenmaß, Versmaß
  2. 2
    Zeitmaß, Taktart

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Metrum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Metrum kann sehr unterschiedlich gestaltet werden und prägt die Form von Gedichten.
  2. „Über drei weitere Strophen zieht sich diese liebe Betrachtung im selben Metrum und treibt uns weiter.“

Synonyms

SilbenmaßVersmaß

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metrum"?
"Metrum" is spelled M-E-T-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːtʁʊm].
What does "Metrum" mean?
As a noun, "Metrum" means: Silbenmaß, Versmaß
How do you pronounce "Metrum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metrum" is [ˈmeːtʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metrum" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Metrum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

matern#93,269mollis#93,310Läsion#93,246Nagels#93,339

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list