Which to use
“machten” is a verb and “Märkten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,507
- “machten” frequency rank
- #10,707
- “Märkten” frequency rank
- 13214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machten | Märkten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Markt |
Where the eye mixes machten and Märkten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. machten and Märkten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: machten vs Märkten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: machten is [ˈmaxtn̩] while Märkten is [ˈmɛʁktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machten is recorded at frequency rank #2,507, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaxtn̩]. Märkten is at rank #10,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛʁktn̩].
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 13214, this pair ranks #1,959,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machten vs Märkten
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "machten": ach. Private to "Märkten": krä.
"machten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Märkten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- machten ← amchten · macchten · machetn · machhten · machtenn · machtne · machtten · macthen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machten" and "Märkten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machten" vs "Märkten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "machten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Märkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machten" and "Märkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Märkten vs maroden". 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 #1,959,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.