Metzgerei
[mɛt͡sɡəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Metzgerei” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,670
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Betrieb, in dem Fleisch- und Wurstwaren hergestellt und verkauft werden
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 | Metzgerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛt͡sɡəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Metzgerei” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Metzgerei (IPA [mɛt͡sɡəˈʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,670 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Betrieb, in dem Fleisch- und Wurstwaren hergestellt und verkauft werden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metzgerei, with forms such as "emtzgerei", "metgzerei", and "mettzgerei". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Metzger", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Metzgerei, spelled M-E-T-Z-G-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1Betrieb, in dem Fleisch- und Wurstwaren hergestellt und verkauft werden
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emtzgerei
- metgzerei
- mettzgerei
- metzegrei
- metzgeeri
- metzgerie
- metzgerrei
- metzggerei
- metzgreei
- metzzgerei
- meztgerei
- mmetzgerei
- mtezgerei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Metzgerei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Metzgerei”
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-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɛt͡sɡəˈʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Metzger” - see the side-by-side comparison. Metzgerei vs Metzger
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.