Mette

[ˈmɛtə]

/[ˈmɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mette” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #47,587) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#47,587
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-mette · Mette · German

Mette · rank #47,587 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,587
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH metallisch

Nearest frequency peer: metallisch (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Mette“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Mette“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mette vs Metz
60% similar
Mette vs mitt
40% similar
Mette vs Mute
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mette
PropertyValue
HeadwordMette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,587
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Mette“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Metteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „metallisch“ (#47,586), „Mieters“ (#47,588), „Milben“ (#47,590). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mette“ bei #47,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Mette is neighbouring look-alikes ("Metz", "mitt", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈmɛtə]. Frequency #47,587 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mette, with forms such as "emtte", "metet", and "mmette". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Metz", "mitt", "Mute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mette, spelled M-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ostern gehen viele Menschen in die Mette.

This word in other languages

matins(English)matines(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtte
  • metet
  • mmette
  • mtete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mette - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emtte2metet2mmette1mtete2
Edit distance from "Mette"

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 "Mette"?
"Mette" is spelled M-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛtə].
What does "Mette" mean?
As a noun, "Mette" means: christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet
What words are commonly confused with "Mette"?
"Mette" is commonly confused with "Metz", "mitt", "Mute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mette" is [ˈmɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mette" come from?
"Mette" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mahdi#47,577Moden#47,597Lasso#47,554Paule#47,642

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list