maskulin
[ˈmaskuˌliːn]
The verdict
“maskulin” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,713 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #33,713
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für Männer typisch; männliche Eigenschaften besitzend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maskulin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaskuˌliːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maskulin” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for maskulin is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaskuˌliːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,713 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for maskulin, with forms such as "amskulin", "maksulin", and "maskkulin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 maskulin, spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1für Männer typisch; männliche Eigenschaften besitzend
- 2(betont) männliche Eigenschaften hervorhebend
- 3dem männlichen Genus zugehörig
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amskulin,maksulin,maskkulin,maskluin,maskuiln,maskulinn,maskullin,maskulni,masskulin,masuklin,mmaskulin,msakulin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maskulin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “maskulin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaskuˌliːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.