heranmachen
[hɛˈʁanˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“heranmachen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in Angriff nehmen, etwas mit Tatkraft beginnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heranmachen · heranmachen · German
heranmachen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | heranmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁanˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heranmachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heranmachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁanˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heranmachen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is heranmachen, spelled H-E-R-A-N-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in Angriff nehmen, etwas mit Tatkraft beginnen
- 2sich jemandem mit einer bestimmten Absicht nähern (und dabei direkt und eher unfein vorgehen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heranmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir machen uns nun endlich an die Restaurierung der Stallungen heran.
Emil ist nicht gerade jemand, der sich mit übertriebenem Eifer an seine Aufgaben heranmacht.
Antonyms
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.