totmachen
[ˈtoːtˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“totmachen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorsätzlich töten
Corpus desk
Index DE-totmachen · totmachen · German
totmachen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | totmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtoːtˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „totmachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
totmachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːtˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for totmachen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is totmachen, spelled T-O-T-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1vorsätzlich töten
- 2sich völlig überanstrengen, seine Gesundheit ruinieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how totmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mach nicht die kleine Spinne tot!
Mit dem übermäßigen Gießen hast du den Kaktus nun totgemacht.
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.