# masterpiece

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæstɚˌpis/ · frequency rank #9,495

## Definitions
1. A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
2. A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
3. A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.

## Etymology
From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Piecewise doublet of maestropiece and masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.

## Common misspellings (16)
`amsterpiece`, `masetrpiece`, `massterpiece`, `mastepriece`, `masteripece`, `masterpeice`, `masterpicee`, `masterpiecce`, `masterpieec`, `masterppiece`, `masterrpiece`, `mastrepiece`, `mastterpiece`, `matserpiece`, `mmasterpiece`, `msaterpiece`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/masterpiece