Which to use
“machte” and “möchtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #780
- “machte” frequency rank
- #19,317
- “möchtet” frequency rank
- 20097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machte | möchtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs mögen |
Where the eye mixes machte and möchtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. machte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against möchtet's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: machte vs möchtet
A purely visual mix-up. machte ([ˈmaxtə]) and möchtet ([ˈmœçtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machte is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxtə]. möchtet is at rank #19,317, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmœçtət].
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 20097, this pair ranks #1,901,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machte vs möchtet
Shared letters: cehmt. Private to "machte": a. Private to "möchtet": ö.
"machte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "möchtet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- machte ← amchte · macchte · machet · machhte · machtte · macthe · mahcte · mcahte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machte" for "möchtet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "machte" or "möchtet"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "machte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "möchtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,901,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machte" and "möchtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machte vs Mähne". 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 #1,901,294 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.