Metten

[ˈmɛtn̩]

/[ˈmɛtn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Metten” is uncommon German (frequency #89,291 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,291
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mette

Corpus desk

Index DE-metten · Metten · German

Metten · rank #89,291 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,291
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH menschenwürdi…

Nearest frequency peer: menschenwürdigen (-2 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 „Metten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Metten
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Metten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mettenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „menschenwürdigen“ (#89,289), „Meuselwitz“ (#89,293), „menschenunwürdig“ (#89,288). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Metten“ bei #89,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Metten is uncommon German at frequency #89,291 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Metten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Metten, spelled M-E-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mette
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mette
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mette
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Metten"?
"Metten" is spelled M-E-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛtn̩].
What does "Metten" mean?
As a noun, "Metten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mette
How do you pronounce "Metten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metten" is [ˈmɛtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metten" come from?
"Metten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list