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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "machine" and "results" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "machine" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
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.