massen
German, conjunction
massen is spelled M-A-S-S-E-N (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Massen is a German conjunction meaning “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of maßen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Massen is a different word: “plural of Masse "masses"”.
What does massen mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of maßen
verb
- 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of maßen
noun
- 1
plural of Masse "masses"
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. zumeist in Bildungen mit Substantiven 2. drückt aus, dass das Grundwort von vielen ausgeführt wird, dass ihm viele angehören 3. drückt aus, dass viele vom Grundwort betroffen sind, dass es viele angeht 4. drückt aus, dass das Grundwort für viele bestimmt ist, viele es gebrauchen können
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to massen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is massen in German?
massen appears 15 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).