matchmake
verb
matchmake is spelled M-A-T-C-H-M-A-K-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, matchmake means “To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in matchmake?
| Letters | 9: M-A-T-C-H-M-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is matchmake?
Matchmake appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of matchmake
- matchmakes present, singular, he/she/it
- matchmaking participle, present
- matchmade participle, past
- match-make
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matchmake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
Not to brag, but I'm kind of responsible for matchmaking you and Irina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Matchmake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verkuppeln |
| Spanish | emparejar humanamente, emparejar a gente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does matchmake come from?
From match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).