metzgen
[ˈmɛt͡sɡn̩]
The verdict
“metzgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlachten, ein Tier zur weiteren Verarbeitung töten und zerlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-metzgen · metzgen · German
metzgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | metzgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmɛt͡sɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „metzgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
metzgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɛt͡sɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlachten, ein Tier zur weiteren Verarbeitung töten und zerlegen".
metzgen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is metzgen, spelled M-E-T-Z-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1schlachten, ein Tier zur weiteren Verarbeitung töten und zerlegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how metzgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Freitag wollen wir eine Sau metzgen.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.