machen
\ˈma.xən\
The verdict
“machen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire, effectuer ; produire, fabriquer ; prendre une photo ; faire la cuisine, faire du sport.
Corpus desk
Index FR-machen · machen · French
machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | machen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈma.xən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « machen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
machen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈma.xən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for machen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is machen, spelled M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire, effectuer ; produire, fabriquer ; prendre une photo ; faire la cuisine, faire du sport.
- 2Se faire de l’argent ou des amis.
- 3Simuler.
- 4Rendre.
- 5Rendre.
- 6es machen: Faire l’amour, coïter.
- 7Faire, émettre (le son décrit ci-après).
- 8Faire, uriner, déféquer.
- 9auf etwas machen: Appliquer, introduire, imiter (une rapproche).
- 10sich auf etwas machen Se lancer dans, attaquer (une activité).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht!
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht!
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.