Scheinwahl
German, noun[ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvaːl]
Scheinwahl is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-W-A-H-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written German, the 301,457th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheinwahl is a German feminine noun meaning “stage-managed election” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “politische Wahl, die nach außen demokratisch wirkt, deren Ausgang jedoch bereits vorherbestimmt ist”.
What does Scheinwahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestage-managed election
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. politische Wahl, die nach außen demokratisch wirkt, deren Ausgang jedoch bereits vorherbestimmt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Scheinwahl
- Scheinwahlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheinwahl?
- [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Scheinwahl in German?
Scheinwahl appears about once in every 27 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).