mako

[máːkòː]

/[máːkòː]/ noun

The verdict

“mako” is uncommon German (frequency #81,841 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,841
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 7-tägiger Zeitraum; Woche

Key facts for mako
PropertyValue
Headwordmako
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[máːkòː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mako” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mako lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mako is uncommon German at frequency #81,841 among 44,424 “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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Using “mako”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [máːkòː] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list