Supermacht

[ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt]

/[ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Supermacht” is uncommon German (frequency #61,078 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,078
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - „Staat, der globale Entwicklungen aufgrund seiner überragenden Fähigkeiten und Potentiale beeinflussen und bestimmen kann.“

Key facts for Supermacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSupermacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Supermacht” 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). Supermacht lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Supermacht is uncommon German at frequency #61,078 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„Staat, der globale Entwicklungen aufgrund seiner überragenden Fähigkeiten und Potentiale beeinflussen und bestimmen kann.“".

Zero misspellings are on record for Supermacht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Supermacht, spelled S-U-P-E-R-M-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    „Staat, der globale Entwicklungen aufgrund seiner überragenden Fähigkeiten und Potentiale beeinflussen und bestimmen kann.“

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 "Supermacht"?
"Supermacht" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-M-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt].
What does "Supermacht" mean?
As a noun, "Supermacht" means: „Staat, der globale Entwicklungen aufgrund seiner überragenden Fähigkeiten und Potentiale beeinflussen und bestimmen kann.“
How do you pronounce "Supermacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Supermacht" is [ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Supermacht" come from?
"Supermacht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Supermacht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-U-P-E-R-M-A-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzuːpɐˌmaxt] (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list