Machtwechsel

[ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩]

/[ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Machtwechsel” is uncommon German (frequency #58,070 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,070
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übergang der Macht auf eine andere Partei, einen anderen Machtinhaber

Corpus desk

Index DE-machtwechsel · Machtwechsel · German

Machtwechsel · rank #58,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,070
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH maa

Nearest frequency peer: maa (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Machtwechsel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Machtwechsel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Machtwechsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMachtwechsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Machtwechsel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Machtwechselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „maa“ (#58,069), „Maibaum“ (#58,072), „Löwenherz“ (#58,067). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Machtwechsel“ bei #58,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Machtwechsel is uncommon German at frequency #58,070 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Übergang der Macht auf eine andere Partei, einen anderen Machtinhaber".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Machtwechsel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Machtwechsel, spelled M-A-C-H-T-W-E-C-H-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übergang der Macht auf eine andere Partei, einen anderen Machtinhaber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Machtwechsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aus den häufigen Machtwechseln resultierten die vielfältige Kultur der Stadt und die bunt zusammengesetzte Bevölkerung.“
  2. „Ein Machtwechsel stand bevor, was natürlich nicht jedem passte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Machtwechsel"?
"Machtwechsel" is spelled M-A-C-H-T-W-E-C-H-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩].
What does "Machtwechsel" mean?
As a noun, "Machtwechsel" means: Übergang der Macht auf eine andere Partei, einen anderen Machtinhaber
How do you pronounce "Machtwechsel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Machtwechsel" is [ˈmaxtˌvɛksl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Machtwechsel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mettbrötchen#58,091Mieterhöhung#58,093mitgerechnet#58,099Münstereifel#58,115

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list