makak
[makak]
The verdict
“makak” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe
Corpus desk
Index DE-makak · makak · German
makak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | makak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [makak] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “makak” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
makak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [makak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe".
Zero misspellings are on record for makak in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is makak, spelled M-A-K-A-K.
Definition
- 1Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe
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.
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