dichtmachen

[ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“dichtmachen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,181 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,181
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so bearbeiten, dass es dicht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-dichtmachen · dichtmachen · German

dichtmachen · rank #64,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,181
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dietzenbach

Nearest frequency peer: Dietzenbach (+2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dichtmachen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dichtmachen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dichtmachen
PropertyValue
Headworddichtmachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dichtmachen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dichtmachenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dietzenbach“ (#64,183), „deutschlandweite“ (#64,178), „Detektoren“ (#64,177). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dichtmachen“ bei #64,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dichtmachen is uncommon German at frequency #64,181 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

dichtmachen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dichtmachen, spelled D-I-C-H-T-M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas so bearbeiten, dass es dicht ist
  2. 2
    etwas schließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat das Boot repariert und die Schotten wieder dichtgemacht.
  2. Der Imbiss um die Ecke wurde gestern dichtgemacht, weil alte Lebensmittel gefunden wurden.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dichtmachen"?
"dichtmachen" is spelled D-I-C-H-T-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩].
What does "dichtmachen" mean?
As a verb, "dichtmachen" means: etwas so bearbeiten, dass es dicht ist
How do you pronounce "dichtmachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dichtmachen" is [ˈdɪçtˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dichtmachen" come from?
"dichtmachen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dichtmachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list