Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “translated” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #46,336
- “translated” frequency rank
- 58673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | translated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs translate |
Letter map: machine vs translated
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and translated apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against translated's 10 (CCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: machine vs translated
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and translatedaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. translated is at rank #46,336, 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 58673, this pair ranks #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs translated
Shared letters: aen. Private to "machine": chim. Private to "translated": dlrst.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "translated" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- machine ← amchine · macchine · machhine · machien · machinne · machnie · macihne · mahcine
- translated ← rtanslated · tarnslated · tranlsated · trannslated · transalted · translaetd · translatde · translatedd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machine" and "translated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "machine" or "translated" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "machine" vs "translated" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "translated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "translated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs translated". 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 #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.