mako

[máːkòː]

/[máːkòː]/ noun

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The verdict

“mako” is uncommon German (frequency #81,841 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,841
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 7-tägiger Zeitraum; Woche

Corpus desk

Index DE-mako · mako · German

mako · rank #81,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,841
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mainburg

Nearest frequency peer: Mainburg (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mako“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mako“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mako
PropertyValue
Headwordmako
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[máːkòː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mako“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).makofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mainburg“ (#81,840), „malerischer“ (#81,842), „Magi“ (#81,839). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mako“ bei #81,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mako is uncommon German at frequency #81,841 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [máːkòː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "7-tägiger Zeitraum; Woche".

Zero misspellings are on record for mako in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mako, spelled M-A-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    7-tägiger Zeitraum; Woche

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mako"?
"mako" is spelled M-A-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is [máːkòː].
What does "mako" mean?
As a noun, "mako" means: 7-tägiger Zeitraum; Woche
How do you pronounce "mako"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mako" is [máːkòː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mako" come from?
"mako" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mako", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Magi#81,839letz#81,819Lend#81,815laun#81,804

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list