Which to use
“machine” and “sacra” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #40,809
- “sacra” frequency rank
- 53146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | sacra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | Plural des Substantivs sacrum |
Letter map: machine vs sacra
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and sacra apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sacra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: machine and sacra
machine and sacra 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sacra is at rank #40,809, 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 53146, this pair ranks #1,069,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs sacra
Shared letters: ac. Private to "machine": ehimn. Private to "sacra": rs.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machine" for "sacra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machine" vs "sacra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machine" and "sacra".
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,069,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "sacra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sacra". 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 #1,069,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.