Machtdemonstration

[ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Machtdemonstration” is uncommon German (frequency #68,445 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,445
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das öffentliche Zeigen von Macht und Stärke

Corpus desk

Index DE-machtdemonstration · Machtdemonstration · German

Machtdemonstration · rank #68,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,445
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machtpolitik

Nearest frequency peer: Machtpolitik (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Machtdemonstration“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Machtdemonstration“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Machtdemonstration
PropertyValue
HeadwordMachtdemonstration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters18
Frequency rank#68,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Machtdemonstration“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Machtdemonstrationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Machtpolitik“ (#68,446), „Magyar“ (#68,447), „Ländergrenzen“ (#68,442). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Machtdemonstration“ bei #68,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Machtdemonstration is uncommon German at frequency #68,445 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das öffentliche Zeigen von Macht und Stärke".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Machtdemonstration in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Machtdemonstration, spelled M-A-C-H-T-D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das öffentliche Zeigen von Macht und Stärke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Fahrt galt als Machtdemonstration im Inselstreit mit Japan — jetzt zieht Peking seinen Flugzeugträger aus dem Südchinesischen Meer ab.“
  2. „Solche Interventionen über große Entfernungen hinweg konnten natürlich nur sporadischer Art sein. Sie dienten allenfalls der Machtdemonstration und der Erringung von Kriegsbeute.“

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Machtdemonstration"?
"Machtdemonstration" is spelled M-A-C-H-T-D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Machtdemonstration" mean?
As a noun, "Machtdemonstration" means: das öffentliche Zeigen von Macht und Stärke
How do you pronounce "Machtdemonstration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Machtdemonstration" is [ˈmaxtdemɔnstʁaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Machtdemonstration" come from?
"Machtdemonstration" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list