Which to use
“mach” and “misch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #687
- “mach” frequency rank
- #28,313
- “misch” frequency rank
- 29000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mach | misch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs machen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mischen |
Where the eye mixes mach and misch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mach vs misch
A purely visual mix-up. mach ([max]) and misch ([mɪʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mach is recorded at frequency rank #687, classified as averb, pronounced [max]. misch is at rank #28,313, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɪʃ].
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 29000, this pair ranks #1,774,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mach vs misch
Shared letters: chm. Private to "mach": a. Private to "misch": is.
"mach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "misch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mach" and "misch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mach" or "misch" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mach" and "misch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,774,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mach" and "misch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mascha vs misch". 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 #1,774,821 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.