Which to use
“machine” and “Ortsgruppe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #24,860
- “Ortsgruppe” frequency rank
- 37197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | Ortsgruppe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | Gruppe, wo sich auf örtlicher Ebene Menschen mit gemeinsamen Interessen zusammenschließen, in der Regel als Teil einer Partei oder eines Verbands oder Ähnlichem |
Letter map: machine vs Ortsgruppe
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and Ortsgruppe apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Ortsgruppe's 10 (VCCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on machine vs Ortsgruppe
machine and Ortsgruppe are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ortsgruppe is at rank #24,860, 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 37197, this pair ranks #1,596,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs Ortsgruppe
Shared letters: e. Private to "machine": achimn. Private to "Ortsgruppe": goprstu.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Ortsgruppe" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- machine ← amchine · macchine · machhine · machien · machinne · machnie · macihne · mahcine
- Ortsgruppe ← orrtsgruppe · orstgruppe · ortgsruppe · ortsggruppe · ortsgrpupe · ortsgrruppe · ortsgrupe · ortsgrupep
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "machine" vs "Ortsgruppe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "machine" and "Ortsgruppe". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ortsgruppe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "Ortsgruppe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ortsgruppe 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 #1,596,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.