gutmachen
German, verb[ˈɡuːtˌmaxn̩]
gutmachen is spelled G-U-T-M-A-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gutmachen is a German verb meaning “to right (a wrong); to make up for (a mistake, a past harm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen Fehler, ein fehlerhaftes Verhalten wieder korrigieren, in Ordnung bringen”.
What does gutmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to right (a wrong); to make up for (a mistake, a past harm)
- 2
to regain (something lost)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen Fehler, ein fehlerhaftes Verhalten wieder korrigieren, in Ordnung bringen 2. sich für etwas erkenntlich zeigen 3. einen finanziellen Gewinn erzielen 4. einen zeitlichen Rückstand verringern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gutmachen
- macht gut present singular third-person
- machte gut past
- gutgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- gutmachend participle present
- gutzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache gut first-person indicative present
- machen gut first-person indicative plural
- machst gut indicative present second-person
- machest gut second-person singular subjunctive
- machet gut plural second-person subjunctive
- machten gut first-person indicative plural
- machtest gut indicative preterite second-person
- machtet gut indicative plural preterite
- mach gut! imperative singular
- mache gut! imperative singular
- macht gut! imperative plural
- gutgemacht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gutmachen?
- [ˈɡuːtˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gutmachen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gutmachen in German?
gutmachen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).