Maharashtra
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The verdict
“Maharashtra” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bundesstaat in Indien mit der Hauptstadt Mumbai
Corpus desk
Index DE-maharashtra · Maharashtra · German
Maharashtra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Maharashtra |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maharashtra“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maharashtra is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Bundesstaat in Indien mit der Hauptstadt Mumbai".
Zero misspellings are on record for Maharashtra in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maharashtra, spelled M-A-H-A-R-A-S-H-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1ein Bundesstaat in Indien mit der Hauptstadt Mumbai
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maharashtra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er war bei der Polizei von Maharashtra die Karriereleiter hochgekletter und hatte dann den schier unmöglichen Sprung in den erhabenen indischen Polizeidienst geschafft, und zwar aus eigener Kraft, durch gute Arbeit, mit Humor und endlosen Überstunden - eine erstaunliche, beispiellose Karriere.“
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.