power politics
"power-politics" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“power politics” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | power politics |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “power politics” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
power politics is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.".
power politics doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of German Machtpolitik. The correct English form is power politics, spelled P-O-W-E-R- -P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S.
Definition
- 1A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.
Etymology
Calque of German Machtpolitik.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “power politics”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-O-W-E-R- -P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.