machinesvsuserConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,439
“machines” frequency rank
#2,693
“user” frequency rank
48132
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature machines user
Definition Plural von des Substantivs machine Benutzer

Letter map: machines vs user

Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and user apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

8 ch
machines
4 ch
user

Corpus notes: machines and user

machines and user 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 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. user is at rank #2,693, 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 48132, this pair ranks #1,259,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of machines vs user

Shared letters: es. Private to "machines": achimn. Private to "user": ru.

"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "user" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • machinesamchines · macchines · machhines · machiens · machiness · machinnes · machinse · machnies
  • usersuer · uesr · userr · usre · usser

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "machines" and "user" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 4 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 "user" - which ranks higher?
"user" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,693 in our German list, against #45,439 for "machines". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "machines" and "user".

  • Full dictionary entry for "machines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "user" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,259,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "machines" and "user" 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 #1,259,672 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