how to pronounce masochismus

/mazoˈxɪsmʊs/

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masochismus is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of masochismus in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sagen auch masochismus zu dieser …”

meanings of masochismus

noun:

Masochism (joyful wallowing in pain or hardship).
Masochism (sexual enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation).

masochismus frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word masochismus occurs in german on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.