Masochismus
[mazoˈxɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Masochismus” is uncommon German (frequency #81,853 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,853
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empfindung sexueller Lust durch zugefügten Schmerz körperlicher oder seelischer Art, auch übertragen auf die Bereitschaft, negative Gefühle und Erlebnisse freiwillig zu erdulden
Corpus desk
Index DE-masochismus · Masochismus · German
Masochismus · rank #81,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,853
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Marshmallows
Nearest frequency peer: Marshmallows (-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 „Masochismus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- married
married
18,150 corpus weight
- Marshmallows
Marshmallows
18,149 corpus weight
- Masochismus
Masochismus
18,148 corpus weight
- Massenmorde
Massenmorde
18,147 corpus weight
- Masterstudi…
Masterstudiengänge
18,146 corpus weight
- Masuren
Masuren
18,145 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Masochismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Masochismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mazoˈxɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,853 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Masochismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Masochismus is uncommon German at frequency #81,853 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mazoˈxɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empfindung sexueller Lust durch zugefügten Schmerz körperlicher oder seelischer Art, auch übertragen auf die Bereitschaft, negative Gefühle und Erlebnisse freiwillig zu erdulden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Masochismus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Masochismus, spelled M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Empfindung sexueller Lust durch zugefügten Schmerz körperlicher oder seelischer Art, auch übertragen auf die Bereitschaft, negative Gefühle und Erlebnisse freiwillig zu erdulden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Masochismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist ein Fall von Masochismus, wenn er nur durch Erleiden von Misshandlungen geschlechtliche Befriedigung erlangen kann.
Man braucht schon einen gewissen Grad an Masochismus, um im elterlichen Betrieb eine Lehre zu beginnen.
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This word in other languages
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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