Which to use
“machines” and “windows” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,439
- “machines” frequency rank
- #2,937
- “windows” frequency rank
- 48376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machines | windows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural von des Substantivs machine | Plural des Substantivs window |
Letter map: machines vs windows
Shared letters muted; letters that set machines and windows apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: machines and windows
machines and windows 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machines is recorded at frequency rank #45,439, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. windows is at rank #2,937, 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 48376, this pair ranks #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machines vs windows
Shared letters: ins. Private to "machines": acehm. Private to "windows": dow.
"machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "windows" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machines" and "windows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machines" vs "windows" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "machines" and "windows". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "machines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "windows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machines" and "windows" 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 #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.