machinevsresultsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: machine is a noun, results is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“machine” is a noun and “results” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,337
“machine” frequency rank
#32,236
“results” frequency rank
44573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature machine results
Definition ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result

Letter map: machine vs results

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

7 ch
machine
7 ch
results

Part-of-speech tell for machine / results

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and resultsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. results is at rank #32,236, 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 44573, this pair ranks #1,381,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of machine vs results

Shared letters: e. Private to "machine": achimn. Private to "results": lrstu.

"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • machineamchine · macchine · machhine · machien · machinne · machnie · macihne · mahcine
  • resultsersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "machine" and "results" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "machine" is a noun and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "machine" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
"machine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,337 in our German list, against #32,236 for "results". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machine" and "results".

  • Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,381,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "machine" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #1,381,800 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