massiv
German, adjective
massiv is spelled M-A-S-S-I-V (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,888th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Massiv is a German adjective meaning “solid, not hollow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Massiv is a different word: “massif”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch und durch aus einem Material bestehend”.
What does massiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
solid, not hollow
- 2
heavy, massive
noun
- 1
neutermassif
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. durch und durch aus einem Material bestehend 2. in Massivbauweise 3. fest und kompakt wirkend 4. sehr heftig
noun: 1. zusammengehörende, kompakte Berggruppe, die eine Einheit bildet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of massiv
- massiver masculine nominative singular
- am massivsten superlative
- massive feminine nominative singular
- massives neuter nominative singular
- massiven genitive masculine singular
- massivem dative masculine singular
- der massive definite includes-article masculine
- die massive definite feminine includes-article
- das massive definite includes-article neuter
- die massiven definite includes-article nominative
- des massiven definite genitive includes-article
- der massiven definite feminine genitive
- dem massiven dative definite includes-article
- Massive nominative plural
- Massivs genitive singular
- Massiven dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to massiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is massiv in German?
massiv appears 20 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).