MEZ

[ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt]

/[ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“MEZ” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,234) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,234
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-mez · MEZ · German

MEZ · rank #25,234 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,234
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meinungsversc…

Nearest frequency peer: Meinungsverschiedenheiten (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „MEZ“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „MEZ“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

MEZ vs mm
0% similar
MEZ vs my
0% similar
MEZ vs Mr
33% similar

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

Key facts for MEZ
PropertyValue
HeadwordMEZ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#25,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „MEZ“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.MEZliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meinungsverschiedenheiten“ (#25,233), „mehrfachen“ (#25,232), „Marktgemeinde“ (#25,231). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MEZ“ bei #25,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for MEZ is neighbouring look-alikes ("mm", "my", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt]. Frequency #25,234 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Mitteleuropäische Zeit".

MEZ doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mm", "my", "Mr", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is MEZ, spelled M-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Deutschland ist es 3.38 Uhr MEZ am 21. Juli, als Armstrong und Aldrin die Luke der Mondfähre öffnen.“

Antonyms

MESZ

This word in other languages

CET(English)

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 "MEZ"?
"MEZ" is spelled M-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt].
What does "MEZ" mean?
As an abbreviation, "MEZ" means: Mitteleuropäische Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "MEZ"?
"MEZ" is commonly confused with "mm", "my", "Mr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "MEZ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MEZ" is [ˈɛmˈʔeːˈt͡sɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MEZ" come from?
"MEZ" 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 "MEZ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ill#25,175EWG#25,123ETF#25,120eat#25,099

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list