Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “recording” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #44,871
- “recording” frequency rank
- 57208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | recording |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs record |
Letter map: machine vs recording
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and recording apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against recording's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - machine and recording
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and recordingaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. recording is at rank #44,871, 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 57208, this pair ranks #910,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs recording
Shared letters: cein. Private to "machine": ahm. Private to "recording": dgor.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "recording" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machine" for "recording" ever safe?
Which is more common, "machine" or "recording"?
What to do next
You've compared "machine" and "recording". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recording" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #910,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "recording" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs recording". 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 #910,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.