Massage

[maˈsaːʒə]

/[maˈsaːʒə]/ noun

The verdict

“Massage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,129
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Händen oder Füßen, mit einem Wasserstrahl, mit ätherischen Ölen oder diversen Geräten erfolgte Heil- oder Entspannungsbehandlung durch Drücken, Klopfen, Kneten, Streichen, Ziehen verschiede...

Corpus desk

Index DE-massage · Massage · German

Massage · rank #10,129 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,129
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH machbar

Nearest frequency peer: machbar (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Massage“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Massage“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Massage vs Masse
71% similar
Massage vs massig
57% similar
Massage vs massive
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Massage
PropertyValue
HeadwordMassage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈsaːʒə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,129
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Massage“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Massageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „machbar“ (#10,128), „Maurer“ (#10,130), „Meeting“ (#10,131). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Massage“ bei #10,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Massage (IPA [maˈsaːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,129 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit den Händen oder Füßen, mit einem Wasserstrahl, mit ätherischen Ölen oder diversen Geräten erfolgte Heil- oder Entspannungsbehandlung durch Drücken, Klopfen, Kneten, Streichen, Ziehen verschiede...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Massage, with forms such as "amssage", "masage", and "masasge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Masse", "massig", "massive", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Massage, spelled M-A-S-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Händen oder Füßen, mit einem Wasserstrahl, mit ätherischen Ölen oder diversen Geräten erfolgte Heil- oder Entspannungsbehandlung durch Drücken, Klopfen, Kneten, Streichen, Ziehen verschiedener Körperregionen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ähnlich wie Akupunktur behandelt auch die Akupressur bestimmte Energiepunkte – aber nicht mit Nadeln, sondern mit einer gezielten Massage.“
  2. „Wenn man den Frauen Glauben schenkt, kann man getrost die klassische Massage (schwedische Massage), die Ganz-/Teilkörpermassage, die Ayurveda-Massage (Abhyanga), die Bürstenmassage, die Esalen-Massage, die ganzheitliche Massage, die InTouch-Massage, die Klangmassage, die Lomi-Lomi-Nui-Massage (Romi, Kahuna Bodywork, Ma Uri, Tempelmassage), die Ölmassage…

Synonyms

Knetkur

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amssage
  • masage
  • masasge
  • massaeg
  • massagge
  • massgae
  • maßage
  • mmassage
  • msasage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Massage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amssage2masage1masasge2massaeg2massagge1massgae2maßage2mmassage1
Edit distance from "Massage"

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 "Massage"?
"Massage" is spelled M-A-S-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈsaːʒə].
What does "Massage" mean?
As a noun, "Massage" means: mit den Händen oder Füßen, mit einem Wasserstrahl, mit ätherischen Ölen oder diversen Geräten erfolgte Heil- oder Entspannungsbehandlung durch Drücken, Klopfen, Kneten, Streichen, Ziehen verschiede...
What words are commonly confused with "Massage"?
"Massage" is commonly confused with "Masse", "massig", "massive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Massage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Massage" is [maˈsaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Massage" come from?
"Massage" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list