Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “machte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #780
- “machte” frequency rank
- 13117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | machte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen |
Letter map: machine vs machte
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and machte apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against machte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - machine and machte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and machteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. machte is at rank #780, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxtə].
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 13117, this pair ranks #1,960,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs machte
Shared letters: acehm. Private to "machine": in. Private to "machte": t.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "machte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "machine" vs "machte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "machte" 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 #1,960,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.