majestätisch
[majɛsˈtɛːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“majestätisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,887 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #53,887
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch sein Erscheinungsbild Ehrfurcht gebietend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | majestätisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [majɛsˈtɛːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,887 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “majestätisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for majestätisch is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [majɛsˈtɛːtɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,887 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
majestätisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 majestätisch, spelled M-A-J-E-S-T-Ä-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1durch sein Erscheinungsbild Ehrfurcht gebietend
- 2die Würde hochgestellter Persönlichkeiten betreffend
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “majestätisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-J-E-S-T-Ä-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [majɛsˈtɛːtɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.