Zentralgewalt

[t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt]

/[t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zentralgewalt” is uncommon German (frequency #93,867 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,867
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentrale Gewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zentralgewalt · Zentralgewalt · German

Zentralgewalt · rank #93,867 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,867
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeichentrickf…

Nearest frequency peer: Zeichentrickfilme (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zentralgewalt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zentralgewalt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zentralgewalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZentralgewalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,867
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zentralgewalt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zentralgewaltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeichentrickfilme“ (#93,866), „zerplatzt“ (#93,868), „Zaubers“ (#93,865). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zentralgewalt“ bei #93,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zentralgewalt is uncommon German at frequency #93,867 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zentrale Gewalt".

Zentralgewalt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zentralgewalt, spelled Z-E-N-T-R-A-L-G-E-W-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zentrale Gewalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Insbesondere der über lange Zeit fehlende staatliche Zusammenschluss Italiens und die schwache Zentralgewalt im Deutschen Reich vor 1806 und dann im Deutschen Bund von 1815 bis 1867 hat hier wie dort klar ausgeprägte regionale Kartographien auf Länderebene entstehen lassen, die speziell in Deutschland bis in die Gegenwart nachwirken.“

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 "Zentralgewalt"?
"Zentralgewalt" is spelled Z-E-N-T-R-A-L-G-E-W-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt].
What does "Zentralgewalt" mean?
As a noun, "Zentralgewalt" means: zentrale Gewalt
How do you pronounce "Zentralgewalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zentralgewalt" is [t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlɡəˌvalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zentralgewalt" come from?
"Zentralgewalt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list