mäßig
\mɛːsɪç\
The verdict
“mäßig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mesuré, modéré, sobre dans son comportement, sa consommation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ma-ig · mäßig · French
mäßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | mäßig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɛːsɪç\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mäßig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɛːsɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mäßig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 French form is mäßig, spelled M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1Mesuré, modéré, sobre dans son comportement, sa consommation.
- 2Modéré, dans son ampleur ; abordable, pour un prix.
- 3Plutôt défavorable : mitigé, médiocre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg rief die Türkei zu „mäßigem Verhalten“ im Nachbarland auf.
Zu den gefundenen Schadstoffen gehörte Anthrachinon, das als potenziell krebserregend gilt. Das Verbrauchermagazin empfiehlt deshalb nur einen mäßigen Konsum von Mate-Tee.
Antonyms
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.