Maser
[ˈmɛɪ̯zɐ]
The verdict
“Maser” is uncommon German (frequency #97,362 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,362
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät zur Erzeugung und Verstärkung von Mikrowellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛɪ̯zɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,362 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Maser” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Maser is uncommon German at frequency #97,362 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛɪ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zur Erzeugung und Verstärkung von Mikrowellen".
Maser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Maser, spelled M-A-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät zur Erzeugung und Verstärkung von Mikrowellen
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Maser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɛɪ̯zɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.