Machtmensch
German, noun/ˈmaxtˌmɛnʃ/
Machtmensch is spelled M-A-C-H-T-M-E-N-S-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machtmensch is a German masculine noun meaning “power-hungry person; careerist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die Macht haben will und sie gegebenenfalls ohne große Hemmungen auch ausübt”.
What does Machtmensch mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinepower-hungry person; careerist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die Macht haben will und sie gegebenenfalls ohne große Hemmungen auch ausübt
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 Machtmensch
- Machtmenschen genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Machtmensch?
- /ˈmaxtˌmɛnʃ/
- [ˈmaxtˌmɛnʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Machtmensch in German?
Machtmensch appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).