Which to use
“Macht” and “Mathe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #134
- “Macht” frequency rank
- #5,624
- “Mathe” frequency rank
- 5758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Macht | Mathe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fähigkeit, auf andere Einfluss ausüben zu können, auch gegen deren Willen | (das Schulfach) Mathematik |
Where the eye mixes Macht and Mathe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Macht ([maxt]) and Mathe ([ˈmatə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Macht is recorded at frequency rank #134, classified as anoun, pronounced [maxt]. Mathe is at rank #5,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmatə].
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 5758, this pair ranks #1,993,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Macht vs Mathe
Shared letters: ahmt. Private to "Macht": c. Private to "Mathe": e.
"Macht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Mathe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV