Maschinenpistolen

[maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən]

/[maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maschinenpistolen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,722 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,722
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

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

Key facts for Maschinenpistolen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaschinenpistolen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən]
Letters17
Frequency rank#54,722
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maschinenpistolen” 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). Maschinenpistolen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Maschinenpistolen is uncommon German at frequency #54,722 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Maschinenpistolen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Maschinenpistolen, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-P-I-S-T-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinenpistole
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maschinenpistole
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinenpistole
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinenpistole

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 "Maschinenpistolen"?
"Maschinenpistolen" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-P-I-S-T-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən].
What does "Maschinenpistolen" mean?
As a noun, "Maschinenpistolen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschinenpistole
How do you pronounce "Maschinenpistolen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschinenpistolen" is [maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maschinenpistolen" come from?
"Maschinenpistolen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Maschinenpistolen”

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-P-I-S-T-O-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maˈʃiːnənpɪsˌtoːlən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list