dicht machen
[ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“dicht machen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas so bearbeiten/einrichten, dass es undurchlässig (dicht) ist
| 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) |
Where “dicht machen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dicht machen is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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 “dicht machen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-C-H-T- -M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɪçt ˌmaxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.