Masochismus
[mazoˈxɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Masochismus” is uncommon German (frequency #81,853 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,853
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Empfindung sexueller Lust durch zugefügten Schmerz körperlicher oder seelischer Art, auch übertragen auf die Bereitschaft, negative Gefühle und Erlebnisse freiwillig zu erdulden
| 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) |
Where “Masochismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Masochismus is uncommon German at frequency #81,853 among 44,424 “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
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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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Using “Masochismus”
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- The one correct German spelling is M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.