Metzger
[ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ]
The verdict
“Metzger” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,701 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,701
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handwerksberuf, der sich mit dem Schlachten von Tieren und der Zubereitung des Fleisches für die Nahrung beschäftigt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Metzger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Metzger” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Metzger is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,701 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handwerksberuf, der sich mit dem Schlachten von Tieren und der Zubereitung des Fleisches für die Nahrung beschäftigt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metzger, with forms such as "emtzger", "metgzer", and "mettzger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mutiger", "Metzgerei", "Meter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Metzger, spelled M-E-T-Z-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Handwerksberuf, der sich mit dem Schlachten von Tieren und der Zubereitung des Fleisches für die Nahrung beschäftigt
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emtzger,metgzer,mettzger,metzegr,metzgerr,metzgger,metzgre,metzzger,meztger,mmetzger,mtezger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Metzger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Metzger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-T-Z-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mutiger” - see the side-by-side comparison. Metzger vs mutiger
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.