Which to use
“machen” is a verb and “machine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #104
- “machen” frequency rank
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- 12441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machen | machine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einen bestimmten Zustand versetzen | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. |
Letter map: machen vs machine
Shared letters muted; letters that set machen and machine apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. machen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against machine's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for machen / machine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machen is averb and machineanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machen is recorded at frequency rank #104, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxn̩]. 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 12441, this pair ranks #1,964,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machen vs machine
Shared letters: acehmn. Private to "machen": -. Private to "machine": i.
"machen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machen" and "machine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machen" vs "machine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machen" and "machine".
- Full dictionary entry for "machen" 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 #1,964,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machen" and "machine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machine 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 #1,964,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.