Metz

\mɛs\

/\mɛs\/ name

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The verdict

“Metz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,781
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de la Moselle, en France.

Corpus desk

Index FR-metz · Metz · French

Metz · rank #4,781 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,781
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mesurer

Nearest frequency peer: mesurer (-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 « Metz »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Metz » 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).

Metz vs Mt
50% similar
Metz vs mot
25% similar
Metz vs mit
25% similar

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

Key facts for Metz
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɛs\
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,781
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Metz »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Metzse 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 « mesurer » (#4,780), « monument » (#4,782), « municipale » (#4,783). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Metz » est au #4,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Metz (IPA \mɛs\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,781 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville et chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de la Moselle, en France.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metz, with forms such as "emtz", "mettz", and "metzz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mt", "mot", "mit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Metz, spelled M-E-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de la Moselle, en France.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les Citoyens de la Ville de Metz ont bien mérité de la Patrie
  2. Ce fut en l’année 566 que la cérémonie des noces eut lieu, avec un grand appareil, dans la ville royale de Metz.

This word in other languages

Metz(English)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 French 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 \mɛs\.
What does "Metz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Metz" means: Ville et chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de la Moselle, en France.
What words are commonly confused with "Metz"?
"Metz" is commonly confused with "Mt", "mot", "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 \mɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metz" come from?
"Metz" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pile#4,786issu#4,769gain#4,762unes#4,815

Similar misspelling depth

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

trous6 variantsdirai6 variantsassise6 variantsexige6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list