Which to use
“machines” is a noun and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,439
- “machines” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “min” frequency rank
- 47001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machines | min |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural von des Substantivs machine | Minute |
Letter map: machines vs min
Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and min apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for machines / min
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machines is anoun and minanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. min is at rank #1,562, tagged as anabbrev, 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 47001, this pair ranks #1,299,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machines vs min
Shared letters: imn. Private to "machines": acehs. Private to "min": -.
"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- machines ← amchines · macchines · machhines · machiens · machiness · machinnes · machinse · machnies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machines" for "min" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machines" vs "min" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machines" and "min".
- Full dictionary entry for "machines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "min" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,299,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machines" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machines vs puzzles". 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 #1,299,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.