Matthias

\ma.tjas\

/\ma.tjas\/ name

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The verdict

“Matthias” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,397
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matthias · Matthias · French

Matthias · rank #25,397 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,397
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH matisse

Nearest frequency peer: matisse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Matthias »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Matthias » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Matthias vs Matthieu
75% similar
Matthias vs Mathis
75% similar
Matthias vs Mathias
88% similar

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

Key facts for Matthias
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatthias
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.tjas\
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,397
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Matthias »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Matthiasse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « matisse » (#25,396), « Maupassant » (#25,398), « maniement » (#25,395). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Matthias » est au #25,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Matthias (IPA \ma.tjas\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,397 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Matthias, with forms such as "amtthias", "mathtias", and "matthais". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Matthieu", "Mathis", "Mathias", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Matthias, spelled M-A-T-T-H-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Matthias appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Après Matthias Haddad-Victor en juillet puis Uini Atonio et Reda Wardi en août, c’est le 2e ligne Rémi Picquette qui a donné mercredi son accord pour prolonger avec les Maritimes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtthias
  • mathtias
  • matthais
  • matthhias
  • matthiass
  • matthisa
  • mattihas
  • mmatthias
  • mtathias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amtthias2mathtias2matthais2matthhias1matthiass1matthisa2mattihas2mmatthias1
Edit distance from "Matthias"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Matthias"?
"Matthias" is spelled M-A-T-T-H-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tjas\.
What does "Matthias" mean?
As a proper noun, "Matthias" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Matthias"?
"Matthias" is commonly confused with "Matthieu", "Mathis", "Mathias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Matthias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matthias" is \ma.tjas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matthias" come from?
"Matthias" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lyriques#25,390nigérian#25,414observez#25,419joueront#25,373

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

moqueur9 variantsmother9 variantsoblique9 variantsKendall9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list