maßen

[ˈmaːsn̩]

/[ˈmaːsn̩]/ conj

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The verdict

“maßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leitet Grund und Folge bezeichnende Gliedsätze ein

Corpus desk

Index DE-ma-en · maßen · German

maßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for maßen
PropertyValue
Headwordmaßen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ˈmaːsn̩]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maßen” sits in German frequency

maßenfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [ˈmaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leitet Grund und Folge bezeichnende Gliedsätze ein".

maßen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is maßen, spelled M-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leitet Grund und Folge bezeichnende Gliedsätze ein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er gab mir noch mehr Unterweiſungen/ und wurde zuletzt unwillig/ maſſen er mit einem Gebruͤmmel fort gieng/ weil er ſich beduncken lieſſe/ mein grober Verſtand koͤnte ſeine ſubtile Unterweiſungen nicht faſſen.“
  2. „Oft, wenn gleich die Weisheit wacht, ſchlaͤft der Argwohn an ihren Thuͤren, und giebt ſein Amt der Einfalt, maſſen die Guͤte nichts boͤſes vermuthet, wo nichts boͤſes hervorblickt.“

Synonyms

inmaßen

This word in other languages

as(English)pues(Español)car(Français)pois(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maßen"?
"maßen" is spelled M-A-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːsn̩].
What does "maßen" mean?
As a conjunction, "maßen" means: leitet Grund und Folge bezeichnende Gliedsätze ein
How do you pronounce "maßen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maßen" is [ˈmaːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maßen" come from?
"maßen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list