starkmachen
German, verb[ˈʃtaʁkˌmaxn̩]
starkmachen is spelled S-T-A-R-K-M-A-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 321,814th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Starkmachen is a German verb meaning “to strengthen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich für/gegen eine Person oder etwas (beispielsweise einen Plan, eine Idee) vehement einsetzen…”.
What does starkmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to strengthen
- 2
to support, advocate for
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich für/gegen eine Person oder etwas (beispielsweise einen Plan, eine Idee) vehement einsetzen, etwas/jemanden unterstützen 2. dazu führen, dass jemand physisch oder mental stark / kräftiger / überlegen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of starkmachen
- macht stark present singular third-person
- machte stark past
- starkgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- starkmachend participle present
- starkzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache stark first-person indicative present
- machen stark first-person indicative plural
- machst stark indicative present second-person
- machest stark second-person singular subjunctive
- machet stark plural second-person subjunctive
- machten stark first-person indicative plural
- machtest stark indicative preterite second-person
- machtet stark indicative plural preterite
- mach stark! imperative singular
- mache stark! imperative singular
- macht stark! imperative plural
- starkgemacht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce starkmachen?
- [ˈʃtaʁkˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is starkmachen in German?
starkmachen appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).