Machtübergabe
[ˈmaxtʔyːbɐˌɡaːbə]
The verdict
“Machtübergabe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, dass die Macht vom bisherigen Inhaber an einen anderen weitergegeben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-machtubergabe · Machtübergabe · German
Machtübergabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Machtübergabe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaxtʔyːbɐˌɡaːbə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Machtübergabe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Machtübergabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaxtʔyːbɐˌɡaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, dass die Macht vom bisherigen Inhaber an einen anderen weitergegeben wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Machtübergabe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Machtübergabe, spelled M-A-C-H-T-Ü-B-E-R-G-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, dass die Macht vom bisherigen Inhaber an einen anderen weitergegeben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Machtübergabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dennoch kommen sich die Anführer der Schwarzen und Weißen – Nelson Mandela und der Buren-Politiker Frederik Willem de Klerk – näher und handeln in einem zähen Prozess eine friedliche Machtübergabe aus.“
„Mugabe hatte sich 1976 erfolgreich an die Spitze eines Guerillakriegs gesetzt, durch den die weiße Minderheit schließlich zur Machtübergabe am Verhandlungstisch gezwungen wurde.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.