maßgebend
\ˈmaːsˌɡeːbn̩t\
The verdict
“maßgebend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déterminant, significatif, décisif, qui joue un grand / le plus grand rôle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ma-gebend · maßgebend · French
maßgebend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maßgebend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈmaːsˌɡeːbn̩t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
maßgebend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmaːsˌɡeːbn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déterminant, significatif, décisif, qui joue un grand / le plus grand rôle.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maßgebend, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is maßgebend, spelled M-A-S-S-G-E-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Déterminant, significatif, décisif, qui joue un grand / le plus grand rôle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maßgebend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Thema Organspende habe sich bereits einiges getan: Das neue Transplantationsgesetz biete Krankenhäusern bessere Rahmenbedingungen für Organspenden und mehr finanzielle Unterstützung, heißt es in der Mitteilung weiter. Unabhängig von gesetzlichen Regelungen sei der Wille des Einzelnen aber immer maßgebend.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.