Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “poor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #31,733
- “poor” frequency rank
- 44070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | poor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | wenig Geld haben |
Letter map: machine vs poor
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and poor apart highlighted. No shared letter run. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against poor's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: machine vs poor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and pooranadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. poor is at rank #31,733, tagged as anadj, 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 44070, this pair ranks #1,398,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs poor
Shared letters: none. Private to "machine": acehimn. Private to "poor": opr.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "poor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "machine" and "poor" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "machine" or "poor" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machine" and "poor".
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,398,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "poor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poor 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 #1,398,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.