machines

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The verdict

“machines” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,439
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural von des Substantivs machine

Corpus desk

Index DE-machines · machines · German

machines · rank #45,439 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,439
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machbarkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Machbarkeit (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „machines“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „machines“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

machines vs marines
75% similar
machines vs Maschine
63% similar
machines vs Maschinen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for machines
PropertyValue
Headwordmachines
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,439
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „machines“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).machinesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Machbarkeit“ (#45,438), „mala“ (#45,440), „lächelst“ (#45,437). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „machines“ bei #45,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around machines (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,439 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural von des Substantivs machine".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for machines, with forms such as "amchines", "macchines", and "machhines". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "marines", "Maschine", "Maschinen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is machines, spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural von des Substantivs machine

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchines
  • macchines
  • machhines
  • machiens
  • machiness
  • machinnes
  • machinse
  • machnies
  • macihnes
  • mahcines
  • mcahines
  • mmachines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machines - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amchines2macchines1machhines1machiens2machiness1machinnes1machinse2machnies2
Edit distance from "machines"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "machines"?
"machines" is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "machines" mean?
As a noun, "machines" means: Plural von des Substantivs machine
What words are commonly confused with "machines"?
"machines" is commonly confused with "marines", "Maschine", "Maschinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machines" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machines" come from?
"machines" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "machines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lächelst#45,437leidende#45,421Minijobs#45,460Landräte#45,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

lachende12 variantsKraniche12 variantsOpernball12 variantshöfliche12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list