Messing
German, noun/ˈmɛsɪŋ/
Messing is spelled M-E-S-S-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,661st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messing is a German neuter noun meaning “brass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Legierung aus den Metallen Kupfer und Zink”.
What does Messing mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbrass
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Legierung aus den Metallen Kupfer und Zink
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 Messing
- Messings genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messing?
- /ˈmɛsɪŋ/
- [ˈmɛsɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Messing
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Messing in German?
Messing appears 2.2 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).