dicht machen

[ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]/ phrase

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.

Key facts for dicht machen
PropertyValue
Headworddicht machen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dicht machen“ im Deutschen

dicht machenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    etwas so bearbeiten/einrichten, dass es undurchlässig (dicht) ist
  2. 2
    etwas schließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat das Boot repariert. Er hat die Schotten wieder dicht gemacht.
  2. Es ist sinnlos, jetzt mit ihm zu reden, er hat die Schotten dicht gemacht und ist nicht mehr willens zu kommunizieren.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dicht machen"?
"dicht machen" is spelled D-I-C-H-T- -M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩].
What does "dicht machen" mean?
As a phrase, "dicht machen" means: etwas so bearbeiten/einrichten, dass es undurchlässig (dicht) ist
How do you pronounce "dicht machen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dicht machen" is [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dicht machen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list