Megawatt

[ˈmeːɡaˌvat]

/[ˈmeːɡaˌvat]/ noun

The verdict

“Megawatt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,256
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Million Watt

Corpus desk

Index DE-megawatt · Megawatt · German

Megawatt · rank #34,256 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,256
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH meckert

Nearest frequency peer: meckert (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Megawatt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Megawatt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Megawatt
PropertyValue
HeadwordMegawatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɡaˌvat]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,256
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Megawatt” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Megawattliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „meckert“ (#34,255), „mehrjährigen“ (#34,257), „massimo“ (#34,254). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Megawatt (IPA [ˈmeːɡaˌvat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,256 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Million Watt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Megawatt, with forms such as "emgawatt", "meagwatt", and "megaawtt". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 Megawatt, spelled M-E-G-A-W-A-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Million Watt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Antriebsleistung des Schiffes beträgt 50 Megawatt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emgawatt
  • meagwatt
  • megaawtt
  • megawat
  • megawtat
  • megawwatt
  • meggawatt
  • megwaatt
  • mgeawatt
  • mmegawatt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Megawatt - 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.

emgawatt2meagwatt2megaawtt2megawat1megawtat2megawwatt1meggawatt1megwaatt2
Edit distance from "Megawatt"

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 "Megawatt"?
"Megawatt" is spelled M-E-G-A-W-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɡaˌvat].
What does "Megawatt" mean?
As a noun, "Megawatt" means: eine Million Watt
What are common misspellings of "Megawatt"?
Common misspellings include "emgawatt", "meagwatt", "megaawtt", "megawat", "megawtat". The correct spelling is "Megawatt".
How do you pronounce "Megawatt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Megawatt" is [ˈmeːɡaˌvat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Megawatt" come from?
"Megawatt" 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 "Megawatt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list