mächtigen

Name: mächtigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“mächtigen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,507
frequency rank, German: 3,571
“M” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-machtigen · mächtigen · German

mächtigen · rank #7,507 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #7,507
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,571
PHOTO-FINISH museums

Nearest frequency peer: museums (-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.

maximale

92,497
Motoren

92,496
museums

92,495
mächtigen

92,494
nachmittags

92,493
Nacken

92,492

What this shows Bars show where “mächtigen” 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).

mächtigen vs mächtiger

89% similar

mächtigen vs mächtiges

89% similar

mächtigen vs mächtigsten

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mächtigen
Property	Value
Headword	mächtigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#7,507
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mächtigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mächtigen lands here:

#7,507

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mächtigen (IPA [ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,507 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mächtigen, with forms such as "mcähtigen", "mmächtigen", and "mäcchtigen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mächtiger", "mächtiges", "mächtigsten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mächtigen, spelled M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

mcähtigen
mmächtigen
mäcchtigen
mächhtigen
mächitgen
mächtgien
mächtiegn
mächtigenn
mächtiggen
mächtigne
mächttigen
mäcthigen
mähctigen
ämchtigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mächtigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "mächtigen"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mächtigen"?

"mächtigen" is spelled M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩].

What does "mächtigen" mean?

As an adjective, "mächtigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mächtig

What words are commonly confused with "mächtigen"?

"mächtigen" is commonly confused with "mächtiger", "mächtiges", "mächtigsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "mächtigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mächtigen" is [ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "mächtigen" come from?

"mächtigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

künftigen#7,498 Herrscher#7,485 staatlich#7,533 Steuerung#7,534

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Kommandant14 variants Umstellung14 variants Festivals14 variants entworfen14 variants

What to do next

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"mächtigen" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mächtiger". View pair
14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #7,507 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.