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masochistisch

German, adjective[mazoˈxɪstɪʃ]

masochistisch is spelled M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-T-I-S-C-H (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Masochistisch is a German adjective meaning “masochistic (experiencing sexual enjoyment in the receiving of pain or humiliation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den Masochismus betreffend”.

What does masochistisch mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    masochistic (experiencing sexual enjoyment in the receiving of pain or humiliation)

  2. 2

    masochistic (joyfully wallowing in pain or hardship)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. den Masochismus betreffend 2. bereit, sich selbst zu quälen/quälen zu lassen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of masochistisch

  • masochistischer masculine nominative singular
  • am masochistischsten superlative
  • masochistische feminine nominative singular
  • masochistisches neuter nominative singular
  • masochistischen genitive masculine singular
  • masochistischem dative masculine singular
  • der masochistische definite includes-article masculine
  • die masochistische definite feminine includes-article
  • das masochistische definite includes-article neuter
  • die masochistischen definite includes-article nominative
  • des masochistischen definite genitive includes-article
  • der masochistischen definite feminine genitive
  • dem masochistischen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce masochistisch?

  • [mazoˈxɪstɪʃ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to masochistisch

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is masochistisch in German?

masochistisch appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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