Which to use
“Machs” is a noun and “manches” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,036
- “Machs” frequency rank
- #6,560
- “manches” frequency rank
- 30596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Machs | manches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Indefinitpronomens manch |
Where the eye mixes Machs and manches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Machs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against manches's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Machs with manches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Machs is [maxs] while manches is [ˈmançəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30596, 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]. manches is at rank #6,560, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançəs].
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 30596, this pair ranks #1,744,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Machs vs manches
Shared letters: achms. Private to "Machs": -. Private to "manches": en.
"Machs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "manches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Machs" and "manches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Machs" vs "manches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Machs" and "manches" 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 "manches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,744,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Machs" and "manches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Machs 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 #1,744,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.