Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “puzzles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 62323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: machine vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. machine (CVCCVCV) and puzzles (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: machine vs puzzles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and puzzlesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, tagged as averb, 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 62323, this pair ranks #717,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs puzzles
Shared letters: e. Private to "machine": achimn. Private to "puzzles": lpsuz.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machine" for "puzzles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machine" vs "puzzles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machine" and "puzzles".
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #717,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #717,146 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.