ohnmächtig
\ˈoːnˌmɛçtɪç\
The verdict
“ohnmächtig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impuissant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ohnmachtig · ohnmächtig · French
ohnmächtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ohnmächtig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈoːnˌmɛçtɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ohnmächtig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈoːnˌmɛçtɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ohnmächtig, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ohnmächtig, spelled O-H-N-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Impuissant.
- 2ohnmächtig werden: Évanouir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ohnmächtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Gesichtsfeld färbt sich rot, ich greife mir ans Herz, mir schwindelt, mein Bewusstsein flackert, ich weiß, was das ist, dieses rohe, rote Gefühl, ich habe eine Panikattacke, ich hyperventiliere, gleich werde ich ohnmächtig, hoffentlich werde ich ohnmächtig.
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.