Machtgefälle
German, noun[ˈmaxtɡəˌfɛlə]
Machtgefälle is spelled M-A-C-H-T-G-E-F-Ä-L-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machtgefälle is a German neuter noun meaning “power gap, hierarchy (situation where some people have higher power or authority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(großer) Unterschied bei der Möglichkeit der Ausübung von Macht (entweder zwischen Personen oder zwischen…”.
What does Machtgefälle mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpower gap, hierarchy (situation where some people have higher power or authority)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (großer) Unterschied bei der Möglichkeit der Ausübung von Macht (entweder zwischen Personen oder zwischen Organisationen/Staaten)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Machtgefälle
- Machtgefälles genitive
- Machtgefällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Machtgefälle?
- [ˈmaxtɡəˌfɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Machtgefälle in German?
Machtgefälle appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).