Which to use
“guild” and “machine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- 51125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | machine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. |
Letter map: guild vs machine
Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and machine apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. guild runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against machine's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - guild / machine
guild and machine are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. machine is at rank #12,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51125, this pair ranks #1,147,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs machine
Shared letters: i. Private to "guild": dglu. Private to "machine": acehmn.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guild" and "machine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "guild" vs "machine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "guild" vs "machine" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,147,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "machine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guild vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,147,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.