Macken
[ˈmakn̩]
The verdict
“Macken” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,672 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,672
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Macke
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Macken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmakn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #31,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Macken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Macken is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmakn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,672 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Macken, with forms such as "amcken", "maccken", and "macekn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "make", "Marke", "Magen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Macken, spelled M-A-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Macke
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Macke
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Macke
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Macke
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amcken,maccken,macekn,mackenn,mackken,mackne,makcen,mcaken,mmacken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Macken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Macken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmakn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “make” - see the side-by-side comparison. Macken vs make
- 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.