# machten vs Maschen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### machten
*verb · IPA [ˈmaxtn̩] · frequency rank #2,507*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs machen

### Maschen
*noun · IPA [ˈmaʃn̩] · frequency rank #23,614*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Masche

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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