# machen vs Maden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### machen
*verb · IPA [ˈmaxn̩] · frequency rank #104*
in einen bestimmten Zustand versetzen

### Maden
*noun · IPA [ˈmaːdn̩] · frequency rank #31,673*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Made

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/machen-vs-maden