# Metzger

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,062

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From German Metzger (“butcher”).

## Easily confused with
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meter-vs-metzger)
- **merger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merger-vs-metzger)
- **meager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meager-vs-metzger)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emtzger`, `metgzer`, `mettzger`, `metzegr`, `metzgerr`, `metzgger`, `metzgre`, `metzzger`, `meztger`, `mmetzger`, `mtezger`

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