massig

/[ˈmasɪç]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,309

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

massig is anGermanadj. It means: mit Masse ausgestattet; über genügend, ausreichend Masse verfügend Pronounced [ˈmasɪç]. Often confused with Messi and massiv.

Key facts for massig
PropertyValue
Headwordmassig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈmasɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,309
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of massig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for massig is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmasɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,309 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit Masse ausgestattet; über genügend, ausreichend Masse verfügend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for massig, with forms such as "amssig", "masig", and "masisg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Messi", "massiv", "massive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is massig, spelled M-A-S-S-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Masse ausgestattet; über genügend, ausreichend Masse verfügend

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amssig,masig,masisg,massgi,massigg,maßig,mmassig,msasig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for massig

Misspelling Variants of "massig"

amssig6masig5masisg6massgi6massigg7maßig5mmassig7msasig6
Misspelling Variants of "massig"

Frequency rank: #28,309 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "massig"?
"massig" is spelled M-A-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmasɪç].
What does "massig" mean?
As an adj, "massig" means: mit Masse ausgestattet; über genügend, ausreichend Masse verfügend
What words are commonly confused with "massig"?
"massig" is commonly confused with "Messi", "massiv", "massive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "massig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "massig" is [ˈmasɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "massig" come from?
"massig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.