Mettwurst

[ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]

/[ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mettwurst
PropertyValue
HeadwordMettwurst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mettwurst“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Menschenfresser“ (#95,959), „Mietshäuser“ (#95,962), „Mietverträgen“ (#95,963). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mettwurst“ bei #95,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    geräucherte Wurst aus gewürztem Hackfleisch (Mett)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Haltbarkeit der Mettwurst ist trotz Räucherung sehr gering.
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mettwurst"?
"Mettwurst" is spelled M-E-T-T-W-U-R-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst].
What does "Mettwurst" mean?
As a noun, "Mettwurst" means: geräucherte Wurst aus gewürztem Hackfleisch (Mett)
How do you pronounce "Mettwurst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mettwurst" is [ˈmɛtˌvʊʁst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mettwurst" come from?
"Mettwurst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list