# machen vs Mühen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Mühen
*noun · IPA [ˈmyːən] · frequency rank #17,995*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mühe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/machen-vs-muhen