Which to use
“machines” is a noun and “Thompson” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,439
- “machines” frequency rank
- #13,250
- “Thompson” frequency rank
- 58689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machines | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural von des Substantivs machine | Familienname, Nachname |
Letter map: machines vs Thompson
Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and Thompson apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. machines (CVCCVCVC) and Thompson (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - machines and Thompson
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machines is anoun and Thompsonaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 8 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Thompson is at rank #13,250, tagged as aname, 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 58689, this pair ranks #853,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machines vs Thompson
Shared letters: hmns. Private to "machines": acei. Private to "Thompson": opt.
"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Thompson" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machines" and "Thompson" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "machines" or "Thompson"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machines" and "Thompson".
- Full dictionary entry for "machines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Thompson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machines" and "Thompson" 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 #853,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.