machinevsrapportConfusable pair

Which to use

“machine” and “rapport” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,337
“machine” frequency rank
#44,867
“rapport” frequency rank
57204
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature machine rapport
Definition ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. gesellschaftliche Beziehungen, sozialer Kontakt, Verbindung

Letter map: machine vs rapport

Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and rapport apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. machine (CVCCVCV) and rapport (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
machine
7 ch
rapport

Corpus notes: machine and rapport

machine and rapport 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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. rapport is at rank #44,867, 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 57204, this pair ranks #910,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of machine vs rapport

Shared letters: a. Private to "machine": cehimn. Private to "rapport": oprt.

"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "rapport" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • machine ← amchine · macchine · machhine · machien · machinne · machnie · macihne · mahcine
  • rapport ← arpport · rapoprt · raport · rapporrt · rapportt · rappotr · rapprot · rpaport

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "machine" and "rapport" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "machine" vs "rapport" - which ranks higher?
"machine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,337 in our German list, against #44,867 for "rapport". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "machine" and "rapport". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rapport" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #910,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "machine" and "rapport" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rapport". 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 #910,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list