Mäßigung
[ˈmɛːsɪɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Mäßigung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tugendhafte Eigenschaft Maß zu halten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ma-igung · Mäßigung · German
Mäßigung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mäßigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛːsɪɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mäßigung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mäßigung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛːsɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tugendhafte Eigenschaft Maß zu halten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mäßigung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Mäßigung, spelled M-Ä-S-S-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1tugendhafte Eigenschaft Maß zu halten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mäßigung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gerade bei Staatsdienern mit Vorbildfunktion sollte Mäßigung eine Grundtugend sein.
„Die Idee der Mäßigung ist uralt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.