Machtpolitik
German, noun[ˈmaxtpoliˌtiːk]
Machtpolitik is spelled M-A-C-H-T-P-O-L-I-T-I-K (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machtpolitik is a German feminine noun meaning “power politics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Politik, welche einzig auf Entfaltung und Behauptung von Macht gerichtet ist”.
What does Machtpolitik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepower politics
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Politik, welche einzig auf Entfaltung und Behauptung von Macht gerichtet ist
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 Machtpolitik
- Machtpolitiken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Machtpolitik?
- [ˈmaxtpoliˌtiːk]
- [ˈmaxtpoliˌtɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Machtpolitik in German?
Machtpolitik appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).