macht nichts

[ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s]

/[ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s]/ phrase

The verdict

“macht nichts” 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) - kurz für: das macht nichts

Corpus desk

Index DE-macht-nichts · macht nichts · German

macht nichts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 macht nichts
PropertyValue
Headwordmacht nichts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „macht nichts“ im Deutschen

macht nichtssitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

macht nichts is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz für: das macht nichts".

No generated misspelling entries exist for macht nichts in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is macht nichts, spelled M-A-C-H-T- -N-I-C-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für: das macht nichts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf mancher der Sprecherstimmen hat sich nach einem halben Jahrhundert sicher ein bisschen Staub abgelagert; macht nichts.“
  2. „Manche Amerikaner mögen sagen ‚macht nichts, dann sind wir längst nicht mehr da‘.“

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 "macht nichts"?
"macht nichts" is spelled M-A-C-H-T- -N-I-C-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s].
What does "macht nichts" mean?
As a phrase, "macht nichts" means: kurz für: das macht nichts
How do you pronounce "macht nichts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macht nichts" is [ˈmaxt nɪçt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macht nichts" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list