maskuline

[ˈmaskuˌliːnə]

/[ˈmaskuˌliːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“maskuline” is uncommon German (frequency #70,549 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,549
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin

Key facts for maskuline
PropertyValue
Headwordmaskuline
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmaskuˌliːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maskuline” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maskuline lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maskuline is uncommon German at frequency #70,549 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaskuˌliːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maskuline, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is maskuline, spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin

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 "maskuline"?
"maskuline" is spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaskuˌliːnə].
What does "maskuline" mean?
As an adjective, "maskuline" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maskulin
How do you pronounce "maskuline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maskuline" is [ˈmaskuˌliːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maskuline" come from?
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Using “maskuline”

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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmaskuˌliːnə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list