mächtige
[ˈmɛçtɪɡə]
The verdict
“mächtige” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,952
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
Corpus desk
Index DE-machtige · mächtige · German
mächtige · rank #9,952 · 12 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,952
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Moses
Nearest frequency peer: Moses (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mächtige”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- mdr
mdr
90,052 corpus weight
- Merkmal
Merkmal
90,051 corpus weight
- Moses
Moses
90,050 corpus weight
- mächtige
mächtige
90,049 corpus weight
- mühsam
mühsam
90,048 corpus weight
- Nachbarin
Nachbarin
90,047 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mächtige” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mächtige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmɛçtɪɡə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “mächtige” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around mächtige (IPA [ˈmɛçtɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,952 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mächtige, with forms such as "mcähtige", "mmächtige", and "mäcchtige". 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, "mächtigen", "mächtiger", "mächtiges", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mächtige, spelled M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
- 9Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mcähtige
- mmächtige
- mäcchtige
- mächhtige
- mächitge
- mächtgie
- mächtieg
- mächtigge
- mächttige
- mäcthige
- mähctige
- ämchtige
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mächtige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mächtige", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "mächtige" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mächtigen". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,952 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.