Massel
German, noun[ˈmasl̩]
Massel is spelled M-A-S-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Massel is a German masculine noun meaning “undeserved, unexpected luck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “günstiger Zufall; unverdientes, unvorhergesehenes, überraschendes Glück”.
What does Massel mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialdatedmasculineneuterundeserved, unexpected luck
noun
- 1
femininecast block of metal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. günstiger Zufall; unverdientes, unvorhergesehenes, überraschendes Glück
noun: 1. barren- beziehungsweise plattenförmiger Metallblock, der durch Gießen in eine dafür vorgesehene Form hergestellt wird
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 Massel
- Massels genitive
- Masen alternative Austria
- Masel alternative Austria
- Masseln plural
- Masn variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massel?
- [ˈmasl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massel in German?
Massel appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).