Mehrheit

[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mehrheit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,608
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrheit · Mehrheit · German

Mehrheit · rank #1,608 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,608
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH liga

Nearest frequency peer: liga (-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 „Mehrheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mehrheit“ 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).

Mehrheit vs Mehrwert
75% similar
Mehrheit vs Mehrheiten
80% similar

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

Key facts for Mehrheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMehrheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,608
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mehrheit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mehrheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „liga“ (#1,607), „offensichtlich“ (#1,609), „Lied“ (#1,606). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mehrheit“ bei #1,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Mehrheit (IPA [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,608 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mehrheit, with forms such as "emhrheit", "mehhreit", and "mehhrheit". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Mehrwert", "Mehrheiten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mehrheit, spelled M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mehrheit des Bundestages stimmte für das neue Gesetz, womit es verabschiedet wurde.
  2. „Es wird nicht einfach sein, Mehrheiten dafür zu bekommen, Lasten, die bislang per Kredit in die Zukunft geschoben wurden, schon jetzt zu schultern.“

Synonyms

GroßteilMajoritätMehrzahl

Antonyms

MinderheitMinorität

This word in other languages

bulk(English)mayoría(Español)majorité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emhrheit
  • mehhreit
  • mehhrheit
  • mehrehit
  • mehrheitt
  • mehrheti
  • mehrhheit
  • mehrhiet
  • mehrrheit
  • merhheit
  • mherheit
  • mmehrheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mehrheit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emhrheit2mehhreit2mehhrheit1mehrehit2mehrheitt1mehrheti2mehrhheit1mehrhiet2
Edit distance from "Mehrheit"

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 "Mehrheit"?
"Mehrheit" is spelled M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Mehrheit" mean?
As a noun, "Mehrheit" means: größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit
What words are commonly confused with "Mehrheit"?
"Mehrheit" is commonly confused with "Mehrwert", "Mehrheiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mehrheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mehrheit" is [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mehrheit" come from?
"Mehrheit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schwarze#1,612solltest#1,613befinden#1,622Beiträge#1,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Bekannten12 variantsStrassen12 variantsAlexander12 variantserzählen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list