masochisme

\ma.zɔ.ʃism\

/\ma.zɔ.ʃism\/ noun

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The verdict

“masochisme” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,455
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pratique sexuelle utilisant la douleur, la domination ou l'humiliation, reçue d'autrui ou de soi-même, dans la recherche du plaisir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-masochisme · masochisme · French

masochisme · rank #42,455 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,455
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH maximes

Nearest frequency peer: maximes (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « masochisme »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « masochisme » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

masochisme vs masochiste
90% similar
masochisme vs machisme
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for masochisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmasochisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.zɔ.ʃism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,455
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « masochisme »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.masochismese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « maximes » (#42,456), « mariniers » (#42,453), « mayeur » (#42,457). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « masochisme » est au #42,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around masochisme (IPA \ma.zɔ.ʃism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,455 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for masochisme, with forms such as "amsochisme", "maoschisme", and "mascohisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "masochiste", "machisme", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is masochisme, spelled M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pratique sexuelle utilisant la douleur, la domination ou l'humiliation, reçue d'autrui ou de soi-même, dans la recherche du plaisir.
  2. 2
    Attitude d'une personne qui recherche la souffrance, l'humiliation ou qui s'y complaît.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how masochisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le masochisme est vu par Freud comme un sadisme retourné sur soi dans la première théorie puis comme une dérivation interne de la pulsion de mort dans la deuxième topique.
  2. Vous avez accepté avec un masochisme naturel à des intellectuels l’idée d’une dictature de l’esprit.

Synonyms

dolorisme

Antonyms

sadisme

This word in other languages

masochism(English)masoquismo(Español)Masochismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amsochisme
  • maoschisme
  • mascohisme
  • masocchisme
  • masochhisme
  • masochimse
  • masochisem
  • masochismme
  • masochissme
  • masochsime
  • masocihsme
  • masohcisme
  • massochisme
  • mmasochisme
  • msaochisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of masochisme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amsochisme2maoschisme2mascohisme2masocchisme1masochhisme1masochimse2masochisem2masochismme1
Edit distance from "masochisme"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "masochisme"?
"masochisme" is spelled M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.zɔ.ʃism\.
What does "masochisme" mean?
As a noun, "masochisme" means: Pratique sexuelle utilisant la douleur, la domination ou l'humiliation, reçue d'autrui ou de soi-même, dans la recherche du plaisir.
What words are commonly confused with "masochisme"?
"masochisme" is commonly confused with "masochiste", "machisme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "masochisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "masochisme" is \ma.zɔ.ʃism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "masochisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "masochisme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

méritants15 variantsintercepte15 variantspluraliste15 variantsFenerbahçe15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list