Metz

/mɛts/

//mɛts// name

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"metz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Metz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,589
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Moselle department, Grand Est, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-metz · Metz · English

Metz · rank #34,589 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,589
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Merced

Nearest frequency peer: Merced (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Metz”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Metz” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Metz vs MT
25% similar
Metz vs MTV
25% similar
Metz vs mit
25% similar

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

Key facts for Metz
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/mɛts/
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,589
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Metz”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Metzlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Merced” (#34,588), “middleman” (#34,591), “Mehdi” (#34,586). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Metz” is #34,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Metz (IPA /mɛts/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,589 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metz, with forms such as "emtz", "mettz", and "metzz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MT", "MTV", "mit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis). The correct English form is Metz, spelled M-E-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis).

This word in other languages

Metz(Français)Metz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtz
  • mettz
  • metzz
  • mezt
  • mmetz
  • mtez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Metz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emtz2mettz1metzz1mezt2mmetz1mtez2
Edit distance from "Metz"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metz"?
"Metz" is spelled M-E-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /mɛts/.
What does "Metz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Metz" means: The capital city of Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
What words are commonly confused with "Metz"?
"Metz" is commonly confused with "MT", "MTV", "mit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Metz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metz" is /mɛts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Metz"?
Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

loma#34,575Nara#34,607koko#34,561OLED#34,617

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

libre6 variantsNeale6 variantsLenox6 variantsKlux6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list