machinesvsTripleConfusable pair

Which to use

“machines” and “Triple” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,439
“machines” frequency rank
#13,498
“Triple” frequency rank
58937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature machines Triple
Definition Plural von des Substantivs machine Gewinn dreier Wettbewerbe einer Sportmannschaft in einer Spielsaison

Letter map: machines vs Triple

Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and Triple apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. machines runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against Triple's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
machines
6 ch
Triple

Spelling & dictionary notes on machines vs Triple

machines and Triple are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Triple is at rank #13,498, tagged as anoun, 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 58937, this pair ranks #843,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of machines vs Triple

Shared letters: ei. Private to "machines": achmns. Private to "Triple": lprt.

"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "Triple" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • machines ← amchines · macchines · machhines · machiens · machiness · machinnes · machinse · machnies
  • Triple ← rtiple · tirple · trilpe · tripel · triplle · tripple · trpile · trriple

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "machines" and "Triple" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "machines" vs "Triple" - which ranks higher?
"Triple" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,498 in our German list, against #45,439 for "machines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "machines" vs "Triple" 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 "Triple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #843,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "machines" and "Triple" 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 #843,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list