how to pronounce machthaber

/ˈmaχtˌhaːbɐ/

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the above transcription of machthaber is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

machthaber is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

m
a
χ
t

2.

h
aː

3.

b
ɐ

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maχthaːbɐ

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An example use of machthaber in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… lokalen machthaber die lieber den namen …”

meanings of machthaber

noun:

  1. Ruler, ruling power, ruling class.
  2. Potentate.

machthaber frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word machthaber occurs in german on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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