en masse
[ɑ̃ːˈmas]
The verdict
“en masse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gehoben: massenhaft, in sehr großer Menge oder Zahl; gar nicht wenig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en masse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɑ̃ːˈmas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en masse” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
en masse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɑ̃ːˈmas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gehoben: massenhaft, in sehr großer Menge oder Zahl; gar nicht wenig".
en masse has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is en masse, spelled E-N- -M-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1gehoben: massenhaft, in sehr großer Menge oder Zahl; gar nicht wenig
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “en masse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N- -M-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɑ̃ːˈmas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.