Mahnwache
German, noun/ˈmaːnˌvaχə/
Mahnwache is spelled M-A-H-N-W-A-C-H-E (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mahnwache is a German feminine noun meaning “candlelight vigil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist im Freien stattfindende Versammlung ohne Redebeiträge, mit der auf ein bestimmtes politisches Anliegen…”.
What does Mahnwache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecandlelight vigil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist im Freien stattfindende Versammlung ohne Redebeiträge, mit der auf ein bestimmtes politisches Anliegen aufmerksam gemacht werden soll
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 Mahnwache
- Mahnwachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mahnwache?
- /ˈmaːnˌvaχə/
- [ˈmaːnˌvaxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mahnwache in German?
Mahnwache appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).