Which to use
“Machs” and “Mahl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,036
- “Machs” frequency rank
- #24,039
- “Mahl” frequency rank
- 48075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Machs | Mahl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mach | Vorgang, bei dem Essen zu sich genommen wird, gespeist wird |
Where the eye mixes Machs and Mahl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Machs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Mahl's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Machs and Mahl
A purely visual mix-up. Machs ([maxs]) and Mahl ([maːl]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Machs is recorded at frequency rank #24,036, classified as anoun, pronounced [maxs]. Mahl is at rank #24,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maːl].
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 48075, this pair ranks #1,261,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Machs vs Mahl
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "Machs": cs. Private to "Mahl": l.
"Machs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Mahl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Machs" and "Mahl" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Machs" or "Mahl" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Machs" and "Mahl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Machs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mahl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Machs" and "Mahl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mahl vs Mals". 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 #1,261,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.