plattmachen
[ˈplatˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“plattmachen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas völlig zerstören
Corpus desk
Index DE-plattmachen · plattmachen · German
plattmachen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | plattmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈplatˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „plattmachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
plattmachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈplatˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
plattmachen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is plattmachen, spelled P-L-A-T-T-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas völlig zerstören
- 2jemanden töten
- 3jemanden deutlich zurechtweisen, mit Argumenten erschlagen
- 4nicht bei der Arbeit erscheinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plattmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Haus wurde plattgemacht, um Platz für das Stadion zu schaffen.
„Der Film endet mit dem ‚ermutigenden‘ Ausblick, dass die Chinesen also bereit seien, Deutschland ‚plattzumachen, und zwar Ost- und Westdeutschland‘.“
Antonyms
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.