Maskerade

[maskəˈʁaːdə]

/[maskəˈʁaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maskerade” is uncommon German (frequency #58,992 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,992
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ergebnis der Handlung, sich zu verkleiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-maskerade · Maskerade · German

Maskerade · rank #58,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,992
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Massakers

Nearest frequency peer: Massakers (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Maskerade“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Maskerade“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maskerade
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaskerade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maskəˈʁaːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maskerade“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Maskeradefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Massakers“ (#58,993), „Masterstudiengang“ (#58,994), „mangelndem“ (#58,989). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maskerade“ bei #58,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maskerade is uncommon German at frequency #58,992 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maskəˈʁaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maskerade in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maskerade, spelled M-A-S-K-E-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ergebnis der Handlung, sich zu verkleiden
  2. 2
    Erweckung eines falschen Anscheins
  3. 3
    veraltet: Fest mit Kostümpflicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf den ersten Blick kam Pfuel in seiner schlecht sitzenden, nach einer Maskerade aussehenden russischen Generalsuniform dem Fürsten Andrej, der ihn doch noch nie gesehen hatte, bekannt vor.“
  2. „Ein neuer Jubel brach aus, und nachdem noch in aller Kürze der nächste Montag für die Maskerade festgesetzt, alles Ausplaudern aber aufs strengste verboten worden war, schloß Nostitz die Sitzung.“

Synonyms

KostümierungVerkleidungHeucheleiVerstellungKostümfestMaskenball

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maskerade"?
"Maskerade" is spelled M-A-S-K-E-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maskəˈʁaːdə].
What does "Maskerade" mean?
As a noun, "Maskerade" means: Ergebnis der Handlung, sich zu verkleiden
How do you pronounce "Maskerade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maskerade" is [maskəˈʁaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maskerade" come from?
"Maskerade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maskerade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Massakers#58,993Machtwort#58,986Monogramm#59,013languages#58,959

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list