zuschanden machen

[t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩]

/[t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“zuschanden machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so handeln, dass etwas (oftmals ein Gedankengang) leidet oder zerstört wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuschanden-machen · zuschanden machen · German

zuschanden machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for zuschanden machen
PropertyValue
Headwordzuschanden machen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuschanden machen“ im Deutschen

zuschanden machenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuschanden machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so handeln, dass etwas (oftmals ein Gedankengang) leidet oder zerstört wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for zuschanden machen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 zuschanden machen, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-A-N-D-E-N- -M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    so handeln, dass etwas (oftmals ein Gedankengang) leidet oder zerstört wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zuschanden machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Vor allem aber waren es die Eltern, die die Hoffnung der Klerikalen zuschanden machten; sie waren nicht so verpfafft, wie die Schwarzen es wünschten, und verboten ihren Kindern den Besuch der Schulmessen.“
  2. „Diese Krankheit hatte sich so ausgebreitet, daß sie die Kunst der Ärzte zuschanden machte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuschanden machen"?
"zuschanden machen" is spelled Z-U-S-C-H-A-N-D-E-N- -M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩].
What does "zuschanden machen" mean?
As a verb, "zuschanden machen" means: so handeln, dass etwas (oftmals ein Gedankengang) leidet oder zerstört wird
How do you pronounce "zuschanden machen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuschanden machen" is [t͡suˈʃandn̩ ˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuschanden machen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list