Vollmacht

/[ˈfɔlmaxt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,474

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Vollmacht is aGermannoun. It means: rechtsgeschäftlich erteilte Vertretungsmacht, also Auftrag oder Erlaubnis für eine Person, als Vertreter im Namen einer anderen Person, Organisation oder Staates zu handeln oder Entscheidungen zu t... Pronounced [ˈfɔlmaxt]. Often confused with Vollmachten and vollbracht.

Key facts for Vollmacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordVollmacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlmaxt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,474
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Vollmacht in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vollmacht is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔlmaxt]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,474 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vollmacht, with forms such as "ovllmacht", "vlolmacht", and "vollamcht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vollmachten", "vollbracht", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Vollmacht, spelled V-O-L-L-M-A-C-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtsgeschäftlich erteilte Vertretungsmacht, also Auftrag oder Erlaubnis für eine Person, als Vertreter im Namen einer anderen Person, Organisation oder Staates zu handeln oder Entscheidungen zu treffen
  2. 2
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Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovllmacht,vlolmacht,vollamcht,vollmaccht,vollmachht,vollmachtt,vollmacth,vollmahct,vollmcaht,vollmmacht,volmacht,volmlacht,vvollmacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vollmacht

Misspelling Variants of "Vollmacht"

ovllmacht9vlolmacht9vollamcht9vollmaccht10vollmachht10vollmachtt10vollmacth9vollmahct9
Misspelling Variants of "Vollmacht"

Frequency rank: #21,474 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vollmacht"?
"Vollmacht" is spelled V-O-L-L-M-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlmaxt].
What does "Vollmacht" mean?
As a noun, "Vollmacht" means: rechtsgeschäftlich erteilte Vertretungsmacht, also Auftrag oder Erlaubnis für eine Person, als Vertreter im Namen einer anderen Person, Organisation oder Staates zu handeln oder Entscheidungen zu t...
What words are commonly confused with "Vollmacht"?
"Vollmacht" is commonly confused with "Vollmachten", "vollbracht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vollmacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vollmacht" is [ˈfɔlmaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vollmacht" come from?
"Vollmacht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.