Masse
German, noun/ˈmasə/
Masse is spelled M-A-S-S-E (5 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written German, the 1,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Masse is a German feminine noun meaning “mass (quantity of matter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Ursache, dass der Materie Trägheit und Schwere (Gravitation) eigen sind; nach der Relativitätstheorie mit…”.
What does Masse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemass (quantity of matter)
eher Masse als Klasse
- 2
femininematter
- 3
feminineground
noun
- 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Maße
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Ursache, dass der Materie Trägheit und Schwere (Gravitation) eigen sind; nach der Relativitätstheorie mit Kraft (Energie) gleichwertig (äquivalent) 2. viele, eine große Menge 3. Referenzpotential, auch Erde oder Grund (kurz GND) 4. ungeformte flüssige, weiche oder zähe Materie
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 Masse
- Massen plural
- M. abbreviation
- [1] m symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Masse?
- /ˈmasə/
- /ˈmaːsə/
- [ˈmasə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Masse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Masse in German?
Masse appears 47 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).