Maßwerk
[ˈmaːsˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Maßwerk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geometrische Bauornamente der Gotik, die zunächst der Unterteilung von großen Fensterflächen, später aber auch der dekorativen Gestaltung von Wandflächen und Giebeln dienten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ma-werk · Maßwerk · German
Maßwerk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maßwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaːsˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maßwerk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maßwerk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːsˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geometrische Bauornamente der Gotik, die zunächst der Unterteilung von großen Fensterflächen, später aber auch der dekorativen Gestaltung von Wandflächen und Giebeln dienten".
Maßwerk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Maßwerk, spelled M-A-S-S-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1geometrische Bauornamente der Gotik, die zunächst der Unterteilung von großen Fensterflächen, später aber auch der dekorativen Gestaltung von Wandflächen und Giebeln dienten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maßwerk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Nonnenkopf ist ein zweiteiliges Maßwerk, das in der Gotik die Spitzbogenfenster aus Naturstein verzierte.“
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.