# meister

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/ · frequency rank #44,334

## Definitions
1. A person of great skill or authority in a particular field

## Etymology
From German Meister (“master, highly skilled tradesman; champion”), from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister, whence also English master, mister, magister, and maestro, making all these words doublets of each other.

## Easily confused with
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-meter)
- **miser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-miser)
- **mister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-mister)
- **muster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-muster)
- **Messer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-messer)
- **monster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-monster)
- **Munster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-munster)
- **minster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-minster)
- **mobster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-mobster)
- **Messier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-messier)
- **minister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-minister)
- **Meier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meier-vs-meister)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/master-vs-meister)
- **Meijer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meijer-vs-meister)

## Common misspellings (10)
`emister`, `meisetr`, `meisster`, `meisterr`, `meistre`, `meistter`, `meitser`, `mesiter`, `miester`, `mmeister`

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