Mister

[ˈmɪstɐ]

/[ˈmɪstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mister” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,129
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in englischsprachigen Ländern höfliche Anrede vor dem Namen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mister · Mister · German

Mister · rank #14,129 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,129
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Metz

Nearest frequency peer: Metz (-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 „Mister“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mister“ 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).

Mister vs Mitte
67% similar
Mister vs Moser
67% similar
Mister vs Mixer
67% similar

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

Key facts for Mister
PropertyValue
HeadwordMister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,129
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mister“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Metz“ (#14,128), „monatliche“ (#14,130), „mediale“ (#14,127). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mister“ bei #14,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mister (IPA [ˈmɪstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,129 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mister, with forms such as "imster", "misetr", and "misster". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mitte", "Moser", "Mixer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mister, spelled M-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in englischsprachigen Ländern höfliche Anrede vor dem Namen
  2. 2
    Sieger in einem Schönheitswettbewerb für Männer
  3. 3
    Bezeichnung für einen Mann, der etwas repräsentiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich darf Ihnen Mister Smith vorstellen.
  2. Drei Monate lang waren die 16 Kandidaten für den Titel des Mister Schweiz gemeinsam auf Tournee; während dieser Zeit muss es passiert sein.

Synonyms

Herr

This word in other languages

mister(English)señor(Español)monsieur(Français)senhor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imster
  • misetr
  • misster
  • misterr
  • mistre
  • mistter
  • mitser
  • mmister
  • msiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mister - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imster2misetr2misster1misterr1mistre2mistter1mitser2mmister1
Edit distance from "Mister"

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 "Mister"?
"Mister" is spelled M-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪstɐ].
What does "Mister" mean?
As a noun, "Mister" means: in englischsprachigen Ländern höfliche Anrede vor dem Namen
What words are commonly confused with "Mister"?
"Mister" is commonly confused with "Mitte", "Moser", "Mixer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mister" is [ˈmɪstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mister" come from?
"Mister" 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 "Mister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marius#14,125Körner#14,115paaren#14,145Pillen#14,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mediale9 variantsLausanne9 variantspassion9 variantsPlatin9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list