maso

[ˈmasɔ]

/[ˈmasɔ]/ noun

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The verdict

“maso” is uncommon German (frequency #73,782 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,782
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muskelmasse des Körpers eines Lebewesens; Fleisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-maso · maso · German

maso · rank #73,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,782
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Martinshorn

Nearest frequency peer: Martinshorn (-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 „maso“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maso
PropertyValue
Headwordmaso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmasɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „maso“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Martinshorn“ (#73,781), „Massakern“ (#73,783), „Marsianer“ (#73,780). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „maso“ bei #73,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maso is uncommon German at frequency #73,782 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmasɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maso, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 maso, spelled M-A-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muskelmasse des Körpers eines Lebewesens; Fleisch
  2. 2
    Nahrungsmittel aus [1]; Fleisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Na vhodnost masa pro lidskou výživu není jednoznačný názor.
  2. Jsem vegetarián, to znamená že nejím maso.

Antonyms

kostrybazelenina

This word in other languages

meat(English)

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 "maso"?
"maso" is spelled M-A-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmasɔ].
What does "maso" mean?
As a noun, "maso" means: Muskelmasse des Körpers eines Lebewesens; Fleisch
How do you pronounce "maso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maso" is [ˈmasɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maso" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miso#73,798Luhe#73,765Nixe#73,843NYPD#73,850

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list