Which to use
“Machs” is a noun and “marks” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,036
- “Machs” frequency rank
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- 49266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Machs | marks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mach | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark |
Letter map: Machs vs marks
Shared letters muted; letters that set Machs and marks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Machs and marks follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Machs / marks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Machs is anoun and marksaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49266, 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]. marks is at rank #25,230, tagged as averb, 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 49266, this pair ranks #1,217,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Machs vs marks
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Machs": ch. Private to "marks": kr.
"Machs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Machs" for "marks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Machs" vs "marks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Machs" and "marks".
- Full dictionary entry for "Machs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,217,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Machs" and "marks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marks 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 #1,217,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.