MRSA

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The verdict

“MRSA” is uncommon German (frequency #71,638 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,638
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus

Corpus desk

Index DE-mrsa · MRSA · German

MRSA · rank #71,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,638
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH MPG

Nearest frequency peer: MPG (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „MRSA“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „MRSA“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MRSA
PropertyValue
HeadwordMRSA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „MRSA“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.MRSAfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „MPG“ (#71,637), „Muffel“ (#71,639), „Motette“ (#71,636). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MRSA“ bei #71,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MRSA is uncommon German at frequency #71,638 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus".

MRSA doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is MRSA, spelled M-R-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sind Keime, die beim Menschen unter anderem Wundinfektionen und Entzündungen der Atemwege hervorrufen können und gegen bestimmte Antibiotika resistent sind.
  2. Bereits heute, schätzen Forscher, ziehen sich hierzulande 40000 bis 50000 Patienten pro Jahr MRSA-Infektionen zu, 1500 von ihnen kostet die Bazille das Leben.

This word in other languages

MRSA(English)SARM(Français)

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 "MRSA"?
"MRSA" is spelled M-R-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "MRSA" mean?
As an abbreviation, "MRSA" means: Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus
How do you pronounce "MRSA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MRSA" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MRSA" come from?
"MRSA" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mene#71,617nier#71,660pari#71,692lace#71,560

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list