Mortimer

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The verdict

“Mortimer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,094
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - englischer männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-mortimer · Mortimer · German

Mortimer · rank #40,094 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,094
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH motorischen

Nearest frequency peer: motorischen (+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 „Mortimer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mortimer“ 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).

Mortimer vs of
13% similar
Mortimer vs TO
0% similar
Mortimer vs video
25% similar

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

Key facts for Mortimer
PropertyValue
HeadwordMortimer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,094
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mortimer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mortimerliegt 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: „motorischen“ (#40,095), „Mitteleuropas“ (#40,092), „mouth“ (#40,096). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mortimer“ bei #40,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Mortimer (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,094 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "englischer männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mortimer, with forms such as "mmortimer", "moritmer", and "morrtimer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "TO", "video", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mortimer, spelled M-O-R-T-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    englischer männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mortimer wants to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmortimer
  • moritmer
  • morrtimer
  • mortiemr
  • mortimerr
  • mortimmer
  • mortimre
  • mortmier
  • morttimer
  • motrimer
  • mrotimer
  • omrtimer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mortimer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmortimer1moritmer2morrtimer1mortiemr2mortimerr1mortimmer1mortimre2mortmier2
Edit distance from "Mortimer"

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 "Mortimer"?
"Mortimer" is spelled M-O-R-T-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Mortimer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mortimer" means: englischer männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Mortimer"?
"Mortimer" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mortimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mortimer" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mortimer" come from?
"Mortimer" 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 "Mortimer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Perücken#40,133Kutschen#40,052Krümmung#40,049Kruzifix#40,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Nashville12 variantsOratorium12 variantsplausible12 variantsPrimaten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list