Mehrheitsgesellschaft

[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mehrheitsgesellschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #66,481 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,481
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - überwiegender Teil der Gesellschaft eines Landes/einer Nation mit ihrer eigenen Kultur und Tradition

Key facts for Mehrheitsgesellschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordMehrheitsgesellschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
Letters21
Frequency rank#66,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mehrheitsgesellschaft” 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). Mehrheitsgesellschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mehrheitsgesellschaft is uncommon German at frequency #66,481 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "überwiegender Teil der Gesellschaft eines Landes/einer Nation mit ihrer eigenen Kultur und Tradition".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mehrheitsgesellschaft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mehrheitsgesellschaft, spelled M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T-S-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    überwiegender Teil der Gesellschaft eines Landes/einer Nation mit ihrer eigenen Kultur und Tradition

Antonyms

Parallelgesellschaft

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 "Mehrheitsgesellschaft"?
"Mehrheitsgesellschaft" is spelled M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T-S-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft].
What does "Mehrheitsgesellschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Mehrheitsgesellschaft" means: überwiegender Teil der Gesellschaft eines Landes/einer Nation mit ihrer eigenen Kultur und Tradition
How do you pronounce "Mehrheitsgesellschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mehrheitsgesellschaft" is [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mehrheitsgesellschaft" come from?
"Mehrheitsgesellschaft" 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 “Mehrheitsgesellschaft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T-S-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t͡sɡəˌzɛlʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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