mächtig

/[ˈmɛçtɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,914

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

mächtig is anGermanadj. It means: über Einfluss verfügend, Macht habend Pronounced [ˈmɛçtɪç]. It ranks #4,914 in German word frequency. Often confused with mächtige and mächtigen.

Key facts for mächtig
PropertyValue
Headwordmächtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈmɛçtɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,914
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mächtig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mächtig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛçtɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,914 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mächtig, with forms such as "mcähtig", "mmächtig", and "mäcchtig". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mächtige", "mächtigen", "mächtiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mächtig, spelled M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    über Einfluss verfügend, Macht habend
  2. 2
    beeindruckende, große Ausmaße oder Funktion habend
  3. 3
    etwas beherrschend
  4. 4
    sehr, viel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mcähtig,mmächtig,mäcchtig,mächhtig,mächitg,mächtgi,mächtigg,mächttig,mäcthig,mähctig,ämchtig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mächtig

Misspelling Variants of "mächtig"

mcähtig7mmächtig8mäcchtig8mächhtig8mächitg7mächtgi7mächtigg8mächttig8
Misspelling Variants of "mächtig"

Frequency rank: #4,914 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mächtig"?
"mächtig" is spelled M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛçtɪç].
What does "mächtig" mean?
As an adj, "mächtig" means: über Einfluss verfügend, Macht habend
What words are commonly confused with "mächtig"?
"mächtig" is commonly confused with "mächtige", "mächtigen", "mächtiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mächtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mächtig" is [ˈmɛçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mächtig" come from?
"mächtig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.