Massenbewegung

[ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]

/[ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Massenbewegung” is uncommon German (frequency #79,475 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,475
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gleichgerichtete Aktivität großer Bevölkerungsteile, um eigene Ziele (politische, religiöse und so weiter) zu realisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-massenbewegung · Massenbewegung · German

Massenbewegung · rank #79,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,475
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH mastering

Nearest frequency peer: mastering (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Massenbewegung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Massenbewegung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Massenbewegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMassenbewegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Massenbewegung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Massenbewegung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Massenbewegung is uncommon German at frequency #79,475 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gleichgerichtete Aktivität großer Bevölkerungsteile, um eigene Ziele (politische, religiöse und so weiter) zu realisieren".

No misspelling variants are generated for Massenbewegung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Massenbewegung, spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gleichgerichtete Aktivität großer Bevölkerungsteile, um eigene Ziele (politische, religiöse und so weiter) zu realisieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Binnen einer Woche hatten sich ab dem 8. März 1917 Hungerkrawalle in St. Petersburg zu einer Massenbewegung gleichermaßen im unteren und mittleren Bürgertum wie in der Arbeiterschaft ausgewachsen, die das absolutistische Regime von Nikolaus II. hinwegfegte.“
  2. „Aber ihre Gegner bilden schnell eine Massenbewegung.“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Massenbewegung"?
"Massenbewegung" is spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ].
What does "Massenbewegung" mean?
As a noun, "Massenbewegung" means: gleichgerichtete Aktivität großer Bevölkerungsteile, um eigene Ziele (politische, religiöse und so weiter) zu realisieren
How do you pronounce "Massenbewegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Massenbewegung" is [ˈmasn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Massenbewegung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list