Which to use
“mache” is a verb and “Machern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #934
- “mache” frequency rank
- #38,269
- “Machern” frequency rank
- 39203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mache | Machern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs machen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Macher |
Where the eye mixes mache and Machern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mache and Machern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mache is [ˈmaxə] while Machern is [ˈmaxɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mache” sits inside “Machern”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mache is recorded at frequency rank #934, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxə]. Machern is at rank #38,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaxɐn].
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 39203, this pair ranks #1,543,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mache vs Machern
Shared letters: acehm. Private to "mache": -. Private to "Machern": nr.
"mache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Machern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mache" for "Machern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mache" or "Machern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mache" and "Machern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Machern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,543,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mache" and "Machern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Machern vs Malern". 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 #1,543,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.