dicht machen
[ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“dicht machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so bearbeiten/einrichten, dass es undurchlässig (dicht) ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-dicht-machen · dicht machen · German
dicht machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dicht machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dicht machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dicht machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for dicht machen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dicht machen, spelled D-I-C-H-T- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas so bearbeiten/einrichten, dass es undurchlässig (dicht) ist
- 2etwas schließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dicht machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat das Boot repariert. Er hat die Schotten wieder dicht gemacht.
Es ist sinnlos, jetzt mit ihm zu reden, er hat die Schotten dicht gemacht und ist nicht mehr willens zu kommunizieren.
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.