Which to use
“machines” is a noun and “mora” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,439
- “machines” frequency rank
- #49,903
- “mora” frequency rank
- 95342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machines | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural von des Substantivs machine | 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ |
Letter map: machines vs mora
Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and mora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. machines runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mora's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - machines and mora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machines is anoun and moraanunknown. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mora is at rank #49,903, 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 95342, this pair ranks #12,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of machines vs mora
Shared letters: am. Private to "machines": cehins. Private to "mora": or.
"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machines" for "mora" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "machines" or "mora" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "machines" vs "mora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "machines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machines" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora 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 #12,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.