Massenschlägerei

[ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Massenschlägerei” is uncommon German (frequency #58,084 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,084
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-massenschlagerei · Massenschlägerei · German

Massenschlägerei · rank #58,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,084
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maschinengewe…

Nearest frequency peer: Maschinengewehren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Massenschlägerei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Massenschlägerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Massenschlägerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordMassenschlägerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#58,084
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Massenschlägerei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Massenschlägereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maschinengewehren“ (#58,083), „maverick“ (#58,085), „mayday“ (#58,086). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Massenschlägerei“ bei #58,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Massenschlägerei is uncommon German at frequency #58,084 among 3,571 “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

  1. 1
    handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit einem Warnschuss hat ein Polizist am Freitagabend eine Massenschlägerei im Südwesten Hamburgs gestoppt.“
  2. „Am Rande eines Kreisligaspiels in Essen haben sich rund 60 Personen eine Massenschlägerei geliefert.“

Synonyms

GruppenschlägereiMassenprügelei

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Massenschlägerei"?
"Massenschlägerei" is spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯].
What does "Massenschlägerei" mean?
As a noun, "Massenschlägerei" means: handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, an der viele Personen beteiligt sind
How do you pronounce "Massenschlägerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Massenschlägerei" is [ˈmasn̩ʃlɛːɡəˌʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Massenschlägerei" come from?
"Massenschlägerei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list