Maskulinum

[ˈmaskuliːnʊm]

/[ˈmaskuliːnʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maskulinum” is uncommon German (frequency #72,708 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,708
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das männliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs/Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-maskulinum · Maskulinum · German

Maskulinum · rank #72,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,708
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maschinist

Nearest frequency peer: Maschinist (-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 „Maskulinum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maskulinum
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaskulinum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaskuliːnʊm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maskulinum“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Maskulinumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maschinist“ (#72,707), „Massenpanik“ (#72,709), „materia“ (#72,710). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maskulinum“ bei #72,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maskulinum is uncommon German at frequency #72,708 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaskuliːnʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maskulinum in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Maskulinum, spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    das männliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs/Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache
  2. 2
    Substantiv/Hauptwort mit (grammatikalisch) männlichem Geschlecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das katalanische Substantiv ist seinem Genus nach entweder ein Maskulinum oder ein Femininum. Ein Neutrum, wie in der deutschen Sprache, existiert in der katalanischen Sprache nicht.
  2. „In den höheren Gruppen nehmen die Maskulina zu und sind mehr und mehr Personenbezeichnungen mit der Bedeutung diminutiv-hypochoristisch-pejorativ.“

Antonyms

FemininumNeutrum

This word in other languages

masculin(Français)masculino(Português)

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 "Maskulinum"?
"Maskulinum" is spelled M-A-S-K-U-L-I-N-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaskuliːnʊm].
What does "Maskulinum" mean?
As a noun, "Maskulinum" means: das männliche Geschlecht oder Genus eines Substantivs/Adjektivs/Artikels/Pronomens in einer Sprache
How do you pronounce "Maskulinum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maskulinum" is [ˈmaskuliːnʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maskulinum" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maschinist#72,707Mechernich#72,714Messdiener#72,722Luftbilder#72,691

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list