mäkeln
[ˈmɛːkl̩n]
The verdict
“mäkeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas an jemandem oder einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt auszusetzen haben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mäkeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmɛːkl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mäkeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mäkeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɛːkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas an jemandem oder einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt auszusetzen haben".
No misspelling variants are generated for mäkeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is mäkeln, spelled M-Ä-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas an jemandem oder einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt auszusetzen haben
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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Using “mäkeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-Ä-K-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɛːkl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.