Which to use
“machte” is a verb and “Mähne” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #780
- “machte” frequency rank
- #37,097
- “Mähne” frequency rank
- 37877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machte | Mähne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen | Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen |
Where the eye mixes machte and Mähne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. machte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Mähne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses machte with Mähne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: machte is [ˈmaxtə] while Mähne is [ˈmɛːnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machte is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxtə]. Mähne is at rank #37,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːnə].
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 37877, this pair ranks #1,578,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machte vs Mähne
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "machte": act. Private to "Mähne": nä.
"machte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- machte ← amchte · macchte · machet · machhte · machtte · macthe · mahcte · mcahte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machte" and "Mähne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machte" vs "Mähne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "machte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mähne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machte" and "Mähne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mähne vs Möhre". 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 #1,578,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.