Maschinengewehre

Name: Maschinengewehre, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə]

/[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Maschinengewehre” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,982 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#41,982
frequency rank, German: 16
letters: 25
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinengewehr

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Maschinengewehre vs Maschinengewehr

94% similar

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

Key facts for Maschinengewehre
Property	Value
Headword	Maschinengewehre
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə]
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#41,982
Misspellings tracked	25
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maschinengewehre” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Maschinengewehre lands here:

#41,982

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maschinengewehre is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,982 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maschinengewehre, with forms such as "amschinengewehre", "macshinengewehre", and "mascchinengewehre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Maschinengewehr", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Maschinengewehre, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-G-E-W-E-H-R-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinengewehr
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maschinengewehr
3
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinengewehr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amschinengewehre,macshinengewehre,mascchinengewehre,maschhinengewehre,maschienngewehre,maschinegnewehre,maschinenegwehre,maschinengeewhre,maschinengeweher,maschinengewehhre,maschinengewehrre,maschinengewerhe,maschinengewhere,maschinengewwehre,maschinenggewehre,maschinengweehre,maschinenngewehre,maschinnegewehre,maschinnengewehre,maschniengewehre,mascihnengewehre,mashcinengewehre,masschinengewehre,mmaschinengewehre,msachinengewehre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maschinengewehre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Maschinengewehre"

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 "Maschinengewehre"?

"Maschinengewehre" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-G-E-W-E-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə].

What does "Maschinengewehre" mean?

As a noun, "Maschinengewehre" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinengewehr

What words are commonly confused with "Maschinengewehre"?

"Maschinengewehre" is commonly confused with "Maschinengewehr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Maschinengewehre"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschinengewehre" is [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Maschinengewehre" come from?

"Maschinengewehre" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Maschinengewehre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-G-E-W-E-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [maˈʃiːnənɡəˌveːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Maschinengewehr” - see the side-by-side comparison. Maschinengewehre vs Maschinengewehr
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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.