Which to use
“machte” is a verb and “Malte” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #780
- “machte” frequency rank
- #10,326
- “Malte” frequency rank
- 11106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machte | Malte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes machte and Malte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. machte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Malte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: machte vs Malte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: machte is [ˈmaxtə] while Malte is [ˈmaltə]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machte is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxtə]. Malte is at rank #10,326, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaltə].
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 11106, this pair ranks #1,971,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machte vs Malte
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "machte": ch. Private to "Malte": l.
"machte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Malte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "machte" and "Malte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "machte" or "Malte"?
What to do next
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 "Malte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machte" and "Malte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malte vs Matze". 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 #1,971,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.