Massenschlägerei
[ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Massenschlägerei” is uncommon German (frequency #58,084 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,084
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Massenschlägerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #58,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Massenschlägerei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Massenschlägerei is uncommon German at frequency #58,084 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Massenschlägerei, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Massenschlägerei, spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind
Synonyms
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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Using “Massenschlägerei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.