Multimeter
[mʊltiˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Multimeter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät, das für mehrere Messgrößen (zum Beispiel Spannung und Stromstärke) sowie für mehrere Messbereiche ausgelegt ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Multimeter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mʊltiˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Multimeter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Multimeter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mʊltiˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, das für mehrere Messgrößen (zum Beispiel Spannung und Stromstärke) sowie für mehrere Messbereiche ausgelegt ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Multimeter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Multimeter, spelled M-U-L-T-I-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät, das für mehrere Messgrößen (zum Beispiel Spannung und Stromstärke) sowie für mehrere Messbereiche ausgelegt ist
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Multimeter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-U-L-T-I-M-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mʊltiˈmeːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.