Masche

/[ˈmaʃə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,778

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Masche is aGermannoun. It means: eine aus Garn, Faden, Draht oder Ähnlichem gefertigte Schlinge, die beim Stricken, Häkeln oder durch Verknüpfen entsteht Pronounced [ˈmaʃə]. Often confused with Masse and Maske.

Key facts for Masche
PropertyValue
HeadwordMasche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʃə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,778
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Masche in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Masche is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,778 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Masche, with forms such as "amsche", "macshe", and "mascche". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Masse", "Maske", "Mathe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Masche, spelled M-A-S-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine aus Garn, Faden, Draht oder Ähnlichem gefertigte Schlinge, die beim Stricken, Häkeln oder durch Verknüpfen entsteht
  2. 2
    ein innerhalb eines Netzwerks geschlossener Zug aus Kanten und Knoten
  3. 3
    als Zierde getragenes Haarband
  4. 4
    eine mit zwei Schlingen gefertigte Verknotung zweier Bänder (im Gegensatz zum festen Knoten)
  5. 5
    Öffnung und die diese umgebenden Fäden eines Netzes

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amsche,macshe,mascche,masceh,maschhe,mashce,massche,mmasche,msache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Masche

Misspelling Variants of "Masche"

amsche6macshe6mascche7masceh6maschhe7mashce6massche7mmasche7
Misspelling Variants of "Masche"

Frequency rank: #16,778 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Masche"?
"Masche" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʃə].
What does "Masche" mean?
As a noun, "Masche" means: eine aus Garn, Faden, Draht oder Ähnlichem gefertigte Schlinge, die beim Stricken, Häkeln oder durch Verknüpfen entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "Masche"?
"Masche" is commonly confused with "Masse", "Maske", "Mathe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Masche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Masche" is [ˈmaʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Masche" come from?
"Masche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.