zurechtmachen
German, verb[t͡suˈʁɛçtˌmaxn̩]
zurechtmachen is spelled Z-U-R-E-C-H-T-M-A-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zurechtmachen is a German verb meaning “to groom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für einen bestimmten Zweck oder den baldigen Gebrauch vorbereiten/fertigstellen”.
What does zurechtmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to groom
- 2
to prepare (for use)
- 3
to put one's make-up on
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. für einen bestimmten Zweck oder den baldigen Gebrauch vorbereiten/fertigstellen 2. sich passend für einen bestimmten Zweck kleiden
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 zurechtmachen
- macht zurecht present singular third-person
- machte zurecht past
- zurechtgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zurechtmachend participle present
- zurechtzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache zurecht first-person indicative present
- machen zurecht first-person indicative plural
- machst zurecht indicative present second-person
- machest zurecht second-person singular subjunctive
- machet zurecht plural second-person subjunctive
- machten zurecht first-person indicative plural
- machtest zurecht indicative preterite second-person
- machtet zurecht indicative plural preterite
- mach zurecht! imperative singular
- mache zurecht! imperative singular
- macht zurecht! imperative plural
- zurechtgemacht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zurechtmachen?
- [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zurechtmachen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zurechtmachen in German?
zurechtmachen appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).