Massaker
\ˈmasakɐ\
The verdict
“Massaker” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Massacre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-massaker · Massaker · French
Massaker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Massaker |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmasakɐ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Massaker is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmasakɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Massacre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Massaker, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Massaker, spelled M-A-S-S-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Massacre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Massaker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frauen und Kinder waren einem Massaker zum Opfer gefallen.
Die Geschichte Lanzarotes bis in die jüngere Zeit hinein war also die einer völligen Isolierung; von dieser Geschichte war nichts übrig außer den lückenhaften Schilderungen mancher spanischer Priester, die einige Berichte gehört hatten, bevor sie die Massaker an der lokalen Bevölkerung absegneten.
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.