Meyer

[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Meyer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,141
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-meyer · Meyer · German

Meyer · rank #3,141 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,141
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Messe

Nearest frequency peer: Messe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Meyer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Meyer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Meyer vs Moser
60% similar
Meyer vs Mixer
60% similar
Meyer vs Mieter
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Meyer
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeyer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,141
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Meyer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Meyerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Messe“ (#3,140), „merken“ (#3,139), „Netzwerk“ (#3,143). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meyer“ bei #3,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Meyer (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,141 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meyer, with forms such as "emyer", "meeyr", and "meyerr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Moser", "Mixer", "Mieter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Meyer, spelled M-E-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Thorsten Meyer wird der Ehrenpreis verliehen.
  2. Anlässlich der Verleihung kommen auch die Meyers aus Süddeutschland.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emyer
  • meeyr
  • meyerr
  • meyre
  • meyyer
  • mmeyer
  • myeer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Meyer - 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.

emyer2meeyr2meyerr1meyre2meyyer1mmeyer1myeer2
Edit distance from "Meyer"

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 "Meyer"?
"Meyer" is spelled M-E-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Meyer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Meyer" means: deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname
What words are commonly confused with "Meyer"?
"Meyer" is commonly confused with "Moser", "Mixer", "Mieter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meyer" is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meyer" come from?
"Meyer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Messe#3,140Marie#3,138Liter#3,135HTTPS#3,128

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

wofür7 variantsAusbau7 variantsBasel7 variantsEffekt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list