Which to use
“machine” is a noun and “waters” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,337
- “machine” frequency rank
- #36,115
- “waters” frequency rank
- 48452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machine | waters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Apparat mit vielen beweglichen Teilen; gestaltet um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. | Plural des Substantives water |
Letter map: machine vs waters
Shared letters muted; letters that set machine and waters apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. machine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against waters's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: machine vs waters
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machine is anoun and watersanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machine is recorded at frequency rank #12,337, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. waters is at rank #36,115, tagged as anunknown, 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 48452, this pair ranks #1,248,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machine vs waters
Shared letters: ae. Private to "machine": chimn. Private to "waters": rstw.
"machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "waters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "machine" and "waters" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "machine" vs "waters" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machine" and "waters".
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "waters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,248,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machine" and "waters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs waters". 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 #1,248,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.