maskulin
German, adjective/ˈmaskuˌliːn/
maskulin is spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maskulin is a German adjective meaning “masculine (of masculine grammatical gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Männer typisch; männliche Eigenschaften besitzend”.
What does maskulin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
masculine (of masculine grammatical gender)
- 2
masculine, manly (of markedly male association, e.g. in appearance)
- 3
raremale (belonging to the male sex)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. für Männer typisch; männliche Eigenschaften besitzend 2. (betont) männliche Eigenschaften hervorhebend 3. dem männlichen Genus zugehörig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maskulin
- maskuliner masculine nominative singular
- am maskulinsten superlative
- maskuline feminine nominative singular
- maskulines neuter nominative singular
- maskulinen genitive masculine singular
- maskulinem dative masculine singular
- der maskuline definite includes-article masculine
- die maskuline definite feminine includes-article
- das maskuline definite includes-article neuter
- die maskulinen definite includes-article nominative
- des maskulinen definite genitive includes-article
- der maskulinen definite feminine genitive
- dem maskulinen dative definite includes-article
- masculin obsolete
- m. abbreviation
- mask. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maskulin?
- /ˈmaskuˌliːn/
- /maskuˈliːn/
- [ˈmaskuˌliːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maskulin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maskulin in German?
maskulin appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).