Mettwurst
[ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]
The verdict
“Mettwurst” is uncommon German (frequency #95,960 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,960
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geräucherte Wurst aus gewürztem Hackfleisch (Mett)
Corpus desk
Index DE-mettwurst · Mettwurst · German
Mettwurst · rank #95,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,960
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Menschenfress…
Nearest frequency peer: Menschenfresser (-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 „Mettwurst“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Meinhardt
Meinhardt
4,045 corpus weight
- Menschenfre…
Menschenfresser
4,042 corpus weight
- Mettwurst
Mettwurst
4,041 corpus weight
- Mietshäuser
Mietshäuser
4,039 corpus weight
- Mietverträg…
Mietverträgen
4,038 corpus weight
- Mikrochip
Mikrochip
4,037 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mettwurst“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mettwurst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mettwurst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mettwurst is uncommon German at frequency #95,960 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geräucherte Wurst aus gewürztem Hackfleisch (Mett)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mettwurst, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mettwurst, spelled M-E-T-T-W-U-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1geräucherte Wurst aus gewürztem Hackfleisch (Mett)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mettwurst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Haltbarkeit der Mettwurst ist trotz Räucherung sehr gering.
„Geschäftig trug die Hausfrau, eine hübsche blonde Bäuerin wie aus dem Bilderbuch, Mettwurst, Käse, Brot und Schinken herbei, während ihr Mann die Bierflaschen aufploppen ließ.“
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.
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