Maschinengewehr

[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯]

/[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maschinengewehr” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,193
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
24
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf einem Stativ montierte Schnellschusswaffe, die selbstständig nachlädt und schießt

Corpus desk

Index DE-maschinengewehr · Maschinengewehr · German

Maschinengewehr · rank #30,193 · 24 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,193
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH marschierten

Nearest frequency peer: marschierten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Maschinengewehr“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Maschinengewehr“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maschinengewehr vs Maschinengewehre
94% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maschinengewehr
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaschinengewehr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯]
Letters15
Frequency rank#30,193
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Maschinengewehr“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Maschinengewehrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „marschierten“ (#30,192), „massives“ (#30,194), „malerische“ (#30,190). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maschinengewehr“ bei #30,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Maschinengewehr (IPA [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,193 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf einem Stativ montierte Schnellschusswaffe, die selbstständig nachlädt und schießt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maschinengewehr, with forms such as "amschinengewehr", "macshinengewehr", and "mascchinengewehr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Maschinengewehre", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maschinengewehr, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-G-E-W-E-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einem Stativ montierte Schnellschusswaffe, die selbstständig nachlädt und schießt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Knarren der Maschinengewehre wird eine ununterbrochene Kette.“
  2. „Zudem konnte schon bald jeder von uns die an Bord mitgeführten Handfeuerwaffen wie Maschinengewehre oder Maschinenpistolen fast schon mit verbundenen Augen zerlegen und pflegen.“

This word in other languages

machine gun(English)ametralladora(Español)mitrailleuse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amschinengewehr
  • macshinengewehr
  • mascchinengewehr
  • maschhinengewehr
  • maschienngewehr
  • maschinegnewehr
  • maschinenegwehr
  • maschinengeewhr
  • maschinengewehhr
  • maschinengewehrr
  • maschinengewerh
  • maschinengewher
  • maschinengewwehr
  • maschinenggewehr
  • maschinengweehr
  • maschinenngewehr
  • maschinnegewehr
  • maschinnengewehr
  • maschniengewehr
  • mascihnengewehr
  • mashcinengewehr
  • masschinengewehr
  • mmaschinengewehr
  • msachinengewehr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maschinengewehr - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amschinengewehr2macshinengewehr2mascchinengewehr1maschhinengewehr1maschienngewehr2maschinegnewehr2maschinenegwehr2maschinengeewhr2
Edit distance from "Maschinengewehr"

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 "Maschinengewehr"?
"Maschinengewehr" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-G-E-W-E-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯].
What does "Maschinengewehr" mean?
As a noun, "Maschinengewehr" means: auf einem Stativ montierte Schnellschusswaffe, die selbstständig nachlädt und schießt
What words are commonly confused with "Maschinengewehr"?
"Maschinengewehr" is commonly confused with "Maschinengewehre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maschinengewehr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschinengewehr" is [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maschinengewehr" come from?
"Maschinengewehr" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

Innenministeriums24 variantsfunktionierendes24 variantsEmpfindlichkeit24 variantsWillkommenskultur24 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list